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Hampton, VA is located along the Virginia shore near New Port News, VA and only about 50 miles from the famous Virginia Beach. Hampton sits on the west shore of the Chesapeake Bay near the southern end. Hampton is considered an independent city and therefore is not a part of any counties in Virginia. Hampton is the fifth largest city in Virginia and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The city is named after a Captain Christopher Hampton who started out in 1606 from England with three ships filed with men and boys. The mission identified Point Comfort as a defensive position at the entrance to what has now become known as the Hampton Roads. Which is formed by the confluences of the Elizabeth River and the James River. Soon after in 1607 they established the settlement of Jamestown some 25 miles inland from the bay.

Today Hampton experiences a mild four season climate with the average lows in January and February hovering just above freezing with the days averaging in the mid 50′s. Summers are warmer and humid, day times can get to the mid 80′s in the three months of June, July and August with beautiful night time temperatures in the upper 60′s and low 70′s.

History here is deep and rich from the natives in the region to the first Europeans to arrive in the early 1600′s. Students of American architecture will find pre colonial architectural styles, colonial, federal, Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco and modern.  With a rich and long history your hotels Hampton can be an excellent source of information to find out about the sites to see in the area that would be if interest to you.

Only minutes from the Chesapeake Bay and a short drive to the ocean Hampton has everything a water lover can desire. Off shore fishing, deep sea fishing, boating and site seeing cruses are just a few of the things that can be done on the water.

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