Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge heads the list around Cape Colony
For a trip from Cape Colony, MacArthur Memorial is 60 mi away. With nothing inside Cape Colony, the list has 2 places within 40 miles. Among them are a park & preserve and a zoo & aquarium.
MacArthur Memorial
Museum.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
How they lie
At 40 mi, Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is the farthest one out.
Orange: Cape Colony. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The complete list
These 17 are all within 60 miles.
2Norfolk Scope
Multi-purpose hall complex in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
3Wright Brothers National Memorial
Located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine.
4Nauticus
Maritime-themed science center and museum located in Norfolk, Virginia.
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7Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
United States National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia.
8Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Historic site which commemorates Roanoke Colony.
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12Norva Theatre
Theater and former movie theater in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
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Edenton National Fish Hatchery
Fish hatchery, public aquarium, and park in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Cape Colony → · Cape Colony’s history →
Photo credits
MacArthur Memorial: Unknown, Public domain · Norfolk Scope: Cag1970, Public domain · Wright Brothers National Memorial: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Nauticus: Ewelch1, CC BY 3.0 · Cape Hatteras National Seashore: Vbofficial, Public domain · Bodie Island Light: RyanGRodgers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Raleigh National Historic Site: Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0 · Jockey's Ridge State Park: Zach Rudisin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Military Aviation Museum: Jnc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hampton Roads Naval Museum: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Norva Theatre: Faithlessthewonderboy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chrysler Hall: Hampton Road Partnership, CC BY 2.0 · Chesapeake Arboretum: Puddin Tain, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Aurora Fossil Museum: RadioFan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edenton National Fish Hatchery: USFWS, Public domain · Town Point Park: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0
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