Ocean View, Norfolk

Name: Ocean View
Address: Norfolk, United States

#79 among attractions in Norfolk

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Ocean View is a coastal region in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States. It has several miles of shoreline on the Chesapeake Bay to the north, starting with Willoughby Spit to the west and the Joint Expeditionary Base -- Little Creek in the independent city of Virginia Beach on the east. ()

Coordinates: 36°57'0"N, 76°14'47"W

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PinewellNorfolk United States

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Ocean View – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ocean View Amusement Park, Norfolk Botanical Garden, Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort Light.

~1950 ftNW
Amusement, Amusement park
Ocean View Amusement Park, Norfolk
10 min walk • Ocean View Amusement Park was an amusement park at the end of Granby Street at Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia, opened on April 13, 1957 and operated by Jack L. Greenspoon and Dudley Cooper.
4 miSE
Botanical garden, Park
Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk
103 min walk • The Norfolk Botanical Garden is a botanical garden with arboretum located at 6700 Azalea Garden Road, Norfolk, Virginia.
5 miNW
History museum, Forts and castles
Fort Monroe, Hampton
128 min walk • Fort Monroe, managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service as the Fort Monroe National Monument, and the City of Hampton, is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States.
4.9 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Old Point Comfort Light, Hampton
125 min walk • Old Point Comfort Light is a lighthouse located on the grounds of Fort Monroe in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. It is the second oldest light in the bay and the oldest still in use. The lighthouse is owned and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
5.4 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Norfolk Premium Outlets, Hampton
137 min walk • Norfolk Premium Outlets is an American outlet shopping complex located in Norfolk, Virginia on U.S. Route 13 near the interchange with Interstate 64. Developed by Simon Property Group and built by Cleveland Construction, the facility opened June 29, 2017, at the site of the old Lake Wright Golf Course, after one year of construction.
4.5 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Thimble Shoal Light, Hampton
115 min walk • Thimble Shoal Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay, north of the Hampton Roads channel. The third light at this location, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 miW
Synagogue
Commodore Levy Chapel, Norfolk
102 min walk • The Commodore Levy Chapel, established in 1942 and renamed in 1959 in honor of Uriah P. Levy, is the United States Navy's oldest Jewish chapel, located at Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia. It is part of a chapel complex in the Naval Station's Frazier Hall that also includes Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim Chapels.
5 miNW
Church
Chapel of the Centurion, Hampton
127 min walk • The Chapel of the Centurion is the oldest continually used wooden military structure for religious services in the United States. It is located inside Fort Monroe, a former military installation located in Hampton, Virginia.
~1800 ftSW
36°56'46"N • 76°15'1"W
Ocean View Golf Course, Norfolk
9 min walk • Golf
5 miNW
Forts and castles
Fort Algernon, Hampton
128 min walk • Fort Algernon was established in the fall of 1609 at the mouth of Hampton Roads at Point Comfort in the Virginia Colony. A strategic point for guarding the shipping channel leading from the Chesapeake Bay, Fort Monroe was built there beginning in the 1830s.
4.6 miSW
36°54'37"N • 76°18'47"W
Hermitage Foundation Museum, Norfolk
117 min walk • Museum, History museum