Armstrong Field

Armstrong Field: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Armstrong Field

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Armstrong Field — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.02042, -76.33355. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Armstrong Field

• Hampton University Museum · museum · Hampton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Virginia Air And Space Center · museum · Hampton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Phoebus Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Hampton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Little England Chapel · church · Hampton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fort Monroe National Monument · fort · Hampton · ~3 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Centurion · church · Hampton · ~4 km · Must-see
• Old Point Comfort Lighthouse · fort · Hampton · ~4 km · Must-see
• Air Power Park · museum · Hampton · ~5 km · Must-see
• Buckroe Beach and Park · beach · Hampton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bluebird Gap Farm · park · Hampton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Thimble Shoal Light · fort · Hampton · ~10 km · Must-see
• James A. Fields House · fort · Newport News · ~11 km · Must-see
• King-Lincoln Park · park · Newport News · ~11 km · Must-see
• Back River Lighthouse Ruins · fort · Hampton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hampton Roads · beach · Newport News · ~12 km · Must-see
• Newport News Middle Ground Light · attraction · Newport News · ~12 km · Must-see
• Virginia War Museum · museum · Newport News · ~13 km · Must-see
• Huntington Park · park · Newport News · ~14 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Armstrong Field

• Virginia Zoological Park · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~21 km · Must-see
• Downtown Portsmouth Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Craddock Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~30 km · Must-see
• Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~37 km · Must-see
• First Landing State Park · sanctuary · Virginia Beach · ~38 km · Must-see
• New Point Comfort Lighthouse · sanctuary · Mathews · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Arboretum · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kiptopeke State Park · sanctuary · Northampton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Machicomoco State Park · sanctuary · Gloucester · ~46 km · Must-see
• Magothy Bay Natural Area Reserve · sanctuary · Northampton · ~46 km · Must-see

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