Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Chesapeake

Name: Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
Address: Chesapeake, United States

#16 among attractions in Chesapeake

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The Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal was built by a corporation in 1856-1860 to afford inland navigation between the Chesapeake Bay and the Albemarle Sound. It is really two canals, thirty miles apart, one eight and one-half miles long, connecting the Elizabeth River with the North Landing River in Virginia, and the other five and one-half miles long, connecting the Currituck Sound with the North River in North Carolina. ()

Built: 1775 (249 years ago)Coordinates: 36°43'34"N, 76°6'33"W

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Day trips

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Military Aviation Museum, Red Mill Commons, Reaver Beach Brewing Co., Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater.

5.5 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Military museum
Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach
142 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Virginia Beach, the Military Aviation Museum is a treasure trove for those fascinated by the history of flight and wartime aircraft. This museum is home to one of the world's largest collections of warbirds in flying condition from the First...
6 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Red Mill Commons, Virginia Beach
153 min walk • Opened in 2001, Red Mill Commons is a large regional shopping center located in southeast Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Nimmo Pkwy between General Booth Blvd and Upton Drive.
5.1 miNE
36°47'16"N • 76°3'37"W
Reaver Beach Brewing Co., Virginia Beach
129 min walk • Beach, Brewery
3 miN
Nightlife, Convention center, Music venue
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach
76 min walk • Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach, formerly known as GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater, is a 20,000-seat outdoor concert venue, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
4.7 miN
36°47'24"N • 76°4'55"W
Lynnhaven Golf Park, Virginia Beach
119 min walk • Golf, Game and entertainment center
2.9 miN
Beach
Wheeler Field, Virginia Beach
75 min walk • Wheeler Field was a proposed 5,000-seat baseball park in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was supposed to host the Virginia Beach Neptunes of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an unspecified team in a summer wooden-bat league, and a junior college team from Tidewater Community College's Virginia Beach campus.
3.6 miN
36°46'30"N • 76°5'11"W
Landstown Commons Shopping Center, Virginia Beach
92 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
5.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Pungo, Virginia Beach
130 min walk • Pungo is a rural community located in the southern part of the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia and was one of the seven original boroughs when the City of Virginia Beach was created in 1963.
4.3 miSW
Interesting neighbourhood
Centreville–Fentress Historic District, Chesapeake
110 min walk • Centreville–Fentress Historic District is a national historic district located at Chesapeake, Virginia. The district encompasses 24 contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures in a rural farming community that developed a small commercial core.
6.9 miNW
Universities and schools
Regent University, Virginia Beach
178 min walk • Regent University is a private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The university was founded by Pat Robertson in 1977 as Christian Broadcasting Network University, and changed its name to Regent University in 1990.
3.1 miN
Sport venue, Sport
Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach
79 min walk • The Virginia Beach Sportsplex is a sports complex in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The name is most commonly attached to the main stadium within the complex, which opened in 1999.