Portsmouth
Portsmouth is an independent city in southeast Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915.Notable Places in the Area
USS Wisconsin
Museum
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USS Wisconsin is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship.
Chrysler Museum of Art
Museum
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The Chrysler Museum of Art is an art museum on the border between downtown and the Ghent district of Norfolk, Virginia.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Military facility
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The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling and repairing the Navy's ships.
Localities in the Area
Berkley
Suburb
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Berkley was an incorporated town in Norfolk County, Virginia.
Portsmouth
- Location: Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.8365° or 36° 50' 11" northLongitude
-76.308° or 76° 18' 29" westPopulation
97,900Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open Location Code
8785RMPR+HRGeoNames ID
4780019Portsmouth Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- City of Portsmouth
- Ville de Portsmouth
Other Places Named Portsmouth
In the Area
Portsmouth is situated close to the neighbourhoods Parkview and Swanson Homes.
Localities
- Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic DistrictQuarter
- NewtownNeighbourhood
- Shea TerraceNeighbourhood
- Prentiss ParkLocality
- The WatersideArea
- Saint HelenaLocality
Landmarks
- Portsmouth Health CenterHospital
- Cedar Grove CemeteryCemetery
- Chevra T'helim Jewish Museum and Cultural CenterMuseum
- Saint Pauls Catholic ChurchChurch
- Monumental United Methodist ChurchChurch
- Trinity Episcopal ChurchChurch
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