Barrel Point

Barrel Point: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Barrel Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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 Barrel Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.91411, -76.47999. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barrel Point

• Nansemond Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hampton Roads · beach · Newport News · ~11 km · Must-see
• King-Lincoln Park · park · Newport News · ~11 km · Must-see
• Newport News Middle Ground Light · attraction · Newport News · ~11 km · Must-see
• James A. Fields House · fort · Newport News · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Suffolk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Craney Island · river spot · Portsmouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Huntington Park · park · Newport News · ~14 km · Must-see
• Virginia War Museum · museum · Newport News · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Windsor Castle Park · park · Isle of Wight · ~18 km · Must-see
• Isle of Wight County Museum · museum · Isle of Wight · ~19 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bluebird Gap Farm · park · Hampton · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Museum · museum · Newport News · ~20 km · Must-see
• F/A-18 · attraction · Norfolk · ~20 km · Must-see
• Little England Chapel · church · Hampton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Fine Arts Center · museum · Newport News · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barrel Point

Other beaches & coast near Barrel Point

• Nansemond Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hampton Roads · beach · Newport News · ~11 km · Must-see
• Buckroe Beach and Park · beach · Hampton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Botanical Garden · beach · Norfolk · ~31 km · Must-see
• WJLZ-FM (Virginia Beach) · beach · Virginia Beach · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sandbridge Beach · beach · Virginia Beach · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bethel Beach · beach · Mathews · ~75 km · Must-see
• Currituck Beach Lighthouse · beach · Currituck · ~104 km · Must-see
• Roanoke River Light · beach · Chowan · ~120 km · Must-see
• Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~128 km · Must-see

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