Buckroe Beach, Hampton

Name: Buckroe Beach
Address: Hampton, United States
Telephone: 757-727-0900

#53 among attractions in Hampton

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Buckroe Beach is a neighborhood in the independent city of Hampton, Virginia. It lies just north of Fort Monroe on the Chesapeake Bay. One of the oldest recreational areas in the state, it was long located in Elizabeth City County near the downtown area of the lost town of Phoebus prior to their consolidation with Hampton in 1952. ()

Coordinates: 37°2'34"N, 76°17'36"W

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Buckroe BeachHampton United States

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757-727-0900

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Buckroe Beach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Monroe, Buckroe Beach Carousel, Old Point Comfort Marina, Old Point Comfort Light.

2.9 miS
History museum, Forts and castles
Fort Monroe, Hampton
76 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.
3.1 miSW
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Buckroe Beach Carousel, Hampton
78 min walk • Buckroe Beach Carousel, also known as Philadelphia Toboggan Company Number Fifty and the Hampton Carousel, is a historic carousel operated by the Hampton History Museum located at Hampton, Virginia. It was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company and installed at Buckroe Beach in 1920.
2.9 miSW
37°0'18"N • 76°18'52"W
Old Point Comfort Marina, Hampton
74 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2.9 miS
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Old Point Comfort Light, Hampton
75 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.
3 miSW
37°1'16"N • 76°20'22"W
Hampton University Museum, Hampton
76 min walk • Museum
2.5 miSW
Tree
Emancipation Oak, Hampton
63 min walk • Emancipation Oak is a historic tree on the campus of Hampton University in what is now the City of Hampton, Virginia in the United States. The large sprawling oak is 98 feet in diameter, with branches which extend upward as well as laterally.
2.4 miSW
Cemetery
Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton
61 min walk • Hampton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of Hampton, Virginia. It encompasses 27.1 acres, and as of 2014, had over 30,000 interments. There are two separate parts to this facility.
2.7 miSW
Cemetery
Hampton VAMC National Cemetery, Hampton
69 min walk • Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Hampton, Virginia. It encompasses only 0.2 of an acre, and has 22 interments. It is currently closed to new interments.
3 miSW
37°1'27"N • 76°20'29"W
Miss Hampton II Harbor Cruises, Hampton
76 min walk • Museum, Boat tours, Tours
2.9 miS
Church
Chapel of the Centurion, Hampton
74 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.
3 miS
Forts and castles
Fort Algernon, Hampton
76 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.