Local Web Links

Today's weather, tides and astronomy in Hampton Roads

• Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • Commonwealth of Virginia The state's offical web page. Lots of good info on the state and locales.
  • Virginia Travel Guide Travel and Tourism guide to help plan visits to Virginia.
  • Virginia Department of Transportation Virginia highway and road projects
    • Virginia State Maps
    • Traffic and Travel
    • Virginia Road Conditions
    • TrafficLand View VDOT traffic cameras throughout Virginia and Washington DC.
  • Virginia Dept of Public Health Restaurant Inspection Results Check out the results of your favorite restaurant's last inspection.
  • Virginia State Parks Info on Virginia's 34 state parks
  • Virginia Garden Week Three dozen Historic Garden Week tours present a rich mosaic of Virginia's finest properties at the peak of springtime color.
  • Virginia Climatology Office Provides information on weather and climate
• Yahoo listing for Hampton Roads Yahoo's list of links in Hampton Roads.
• Hampton Roads Internet Association Hampton Roads Internet Association's home page.
• Club Mac of Hampton Our sister Mac user group's new web site.
• Hampton Roads Emergency Management Committee Designed to make the public aware of the hazards and risks that could arise from natural or man-made origins.
• Volunteer Hampton Roads Connecting people with opportunities to serve.
• HamptonRoads.Com All-in-one web page with links to over 700 Hampton Roads Web sites.
• Hampton Roads Technology Council Fosters growth, education and communication within the region's high-tech community
• DataTown.com Comprehensive list of commercial web sites in tidewater.
• Virginia Beach
  • City of Virginia Beach Online Everything you've ever wanted to know about Virginia Beach services.
    • Virginia Beach City Agencies
    • Virginia Beach Employment Job listings
    • Virginia Beach Courts License applications, will info, court schedules, etc.
    • Neighborhood Crime Reports Police, Traffic Accident and incident reports by neighborhood.
    • Parks & Recreation Online classes, bike trails, rec center info, etc.
    • Public Works Report potholes, street lights, etc.
    • VBTV Channels 46, 47 & 48 Weekly TV programming
    • Virginia Beach Video Services TV programing and online video
  • Virginia Beach eMapping Access to maps of Virginia Beach
  • Virginia Beach's web page Lots of tourist information
  • Virginia Beach Fun Tourist information & trip planning
  • Virginia Beach Town Center A new mixed-use urban development located within the core of the city's emerging Central Business District.
• Norfolk
  • City of Norfolk Online
  • Downtown Norfolk Council web page Things to do and see in downtown Norfolk
  • Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau "Official tourism and visitor web site."
  • Norfolk International Airport Airport information with links to major airlines, rental cars and aviation sites.
    • ORF flight info Up to the minute arrival and departure information for Norfolk Int flights.
  • Norfolk's GIS Internet Web portal. Access to maps of Norfolk
  • List of Civic Associations
• Norfolk's Ghent History of the Ghent section of Norfolk
• Ghent Neighborhood League Another guide to the Ghent section of Norfolk
• Other Hampton Roads cities:
  • City of Chesapeake
  • City of Hampton
  • City of Newport News
  • City of Portsmouth
  • City of Suffolk
  • City of Williamsburg
  • City of Smithfield
  • Smithfield & Isle of Wight
  • Isle of Wight
• Pilot Online The electronic community center of Hampton Roads
• The Community Link Contains numerous links to cultural and education pages in Hampton Roads.
• The Eastern Shore of Virginia Network A guide to Virginia's Eastern Shore
• Onancock, Virginia Eastern Shore town with a rich heritage of over 300 years.
• Pungo Living Life in the southern Virginia Beach community of Pungo.
• The Cousteau Society
• Back Bay Amateur Astronomers Group of amateur astronomers drawn together by a common interest in observational astronomy.
• VDOT Traffic Cameras (Now in color) Live feeds from all the traffic cameras around Tidewater.
• WAVY VDOT Traffic Cameras Similar to VDOT cameras above but choose camera from list vice map.
• TrafficLand View VDOT traffic cameras throughout Virginia and Washington DC.
• Dominion Power electric outages Live display of current electric outages in Hampton Roads.
• Military related links
  • Norfolk Naval Base The Naval Base's web page
  • Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Good links to local Navy and Military commands
  • Naval Support Activity Norfolk Providing information for Hampton Roads military community
  • Navy Family Service Centers
  • USO of Hampton Roads Bridge between the military and civilian communities to help provide the military member a "home away from home".
• U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary - Hampton Roads web sites All volunteer civilian organization affiliated with the Coast Guard.
• Links to local City Libraries(Thanks, Frank)
  • Virginia Beach Public Library Browse the card catalog and read magazine articles from the EBSCO service.
    • Search Card Catalog
  • Chesapeake Library Browse the card catalog and read about local events.
  • Norfolk Library Browse the card catalog and read magazine article abstracts.
  • Hampton Public Library Browse the card catalog and read about local events.
  • The Norfolk Law Library Public access to 30,000 volume Law Library's collection.
• Norfolk International Airport Airport information with links to major airlines, rental cars and aviation sites.
  • ORF flight info Up to the minute arrival and departure information for Norfolk Int flights.
• NASA Langley Research Center Local NASA info with links to NASA sites nationwide.
• Virginia Lighthouses Lighthouses around the Chesapeake Bay and the rest of Virginia
• Shellfishing in Ocean View All you'll need to know about Ocean View community in Norfolk.
• Ocean View, The Nickel Tour Another Ocean View site.
• Links to Chesapeake Bay Sites
  • Chesapeake Bay Gateways Net Visit Bay's special places through a system of parks, refuges, museums, historic communities, and water trails.
  • Chesapeake Bay Visitors Guide
  • BayDreaming.com A good source of information on the entire bay.
  • ChesapeakeBay.com General Chesapeake Bay Information
  • Chesapeake Bay Watershed Lots of good information on the Bay by the Chesapeake Bay Program
  • The Chesapeake Bay Foundation
    • CBF Get Dedicated Chesapeake Bay Foundation's campaign to clean the 7,000 miles of Virginia rivers, streams and the bay.
  • Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reports Everything you want to know about fishing all over the bay.
  • Sail Hampton Roads Encourage adults and youth to experience the joy and freedom of sailing .
  • Spin Sheet People, places, boats, personalities, and events sailing the Chesapeake Bay.
  • The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race
  • The Chesapeake Bay Boating Guide A Boating Guide to the Chesapeake Guide
  • USGS Chesapeake Bay web site U.S. Geological Survey inforamtion
  • Chesapeake Bay Observing System Real-time oceanographic data in the bay
  • Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Info on the 17-mile link to the Eastern Shore
  • Chesapeake Bay Sampler A hodge podge of information and links.
• The Nature Conservancy's North Landing River Preserve The Nature Conservancy's local site.
• The Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation The last parcel of wilderness in the Churchland area of Portsmouth, VA.
• Lynnhaven River 2007 A group called together in an effort to restore the Lynnhaven River.
• Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge 8,000 acres, situated on and around a thin strip of coastline typical of barrier islands along the Atlantic.
• False Cape State Park Mile-wide barrier spit between Back Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
• First Landing State Park On the coast of the Chesapeake Bay near Cape Henry.
• Links to Historical Sites
  • Hampton Roads history and penny postcard tour Tour Hampton Roads tour historic postcards.
  • Virginia's Civil War Battlefields
  • Civil War Traveler - Virginia
    • Civil War Traveler - Tidewater Virginia
  • The 1862 Peninsula Campaign of the Civil War
  • A guide to Virginia's Civil War
  • The Civil War Home Page Accounts of campaigns and battles originally published in Century Magazine and Harper's Monthly following the war.
    • The First Fight of Iron-clads Account of the battle of the Monitor and Merrimac written in 1885.
    • In the Monitor Turret Life aboard the Monitor written in 1885.
    • Watching the Merrimac The Monitor and Merrimac battle as seen from Confederate lines written in 1885.
  • The CSS Virginia Home Page Dedicated to the CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimac).
  • Battle between the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia Good pictures, drawings and maps for the ships and battle.
  • 3rd Virginia Volunteer Infantry - historic preservationists
  • Fort Norfolk
  • Fort Norfolk - 1812 Garrison Living History/Reenactment unit portraying US Regular and Virginia Militia forces during the War of 1812.
  • A Guide to Historic Virginia
  • Williamsburg Online The starting point for information on the Historic Triangle - Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.
  • Colonial Williamsburg Historic Colonial Williamsburg Foundation site
  • Williamsburg for Kids Free and inexpensive actitivities for children.
  • Williamsburg Faith Directory of Williamsburg area's churches and houses of worship.
  • Lee Hall Mansion
  • Endview Plantation
  • The Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center Restored 1899 Victorian landmark .
  • USS Monitor National Marine Sanctuary The NOAA site dedicate the the Civil War ironclad.
  • Preserving the USS Monitor Chronical of the 5-month NOAA & US Navy effort to recover and preserve Monitor artifacts.
  • Mariners' Museum's USS Monitor site Information on USS Monitor artifacts and preservation.
  • Godspeed - 1985 The voyage of GodSpeed - 1985.
• Virginia Beach Genealogical Society Trace your roots!
• Norfolk Historical Society Preserving the history of Norfolk, VA.
• The Jamestown Exposition Homes built by all the states for the 1907 Exposition and still in use.
• Jamestown Exposition - Pennsylvania House
• Army Signal Corps Photograph Collection 3,500 photographs from the Virginia Hampton Roads Embarkation Series, 1942-1946
• Library of Virginia - Virginia Historical Inventory Historical records and photos archived on line.
• Library of Virginia - Digital Library Program 2.2 million original documents, photographs, and maps archived online.
• Links to local attractions Museums, theater, history and other sites
  • Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center (formerly Virginia Marine Science Museum) Virginia Beach's own Marine Science Museum on General Booth Blvd.
  • The Old Coast Guard Station Visit an original Life-Saving station in the heart on Virginia Beach. (Formerly called the Life Saving Museum)
  • Mariners' Museum The Mariners' Museum in Newport News. This page is a maritime education in itself.
  • Schooner Virginia The Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation's mission to build a replica of the historic 122-foot Pilot Schooner VIRGINIA.
  • Nauticus Museum Norfolk's "National Maritime Center"
  • Hampton Roads Naval Museum 220-plus years of Naval history in the Hampton Roads region. Co-located with Nauticus.
    • Battleship Wisconsin Battleship Wisconsin at the Nauticus Museum
    • Battleship Wisconsin Association Photos of Battleship Wisconsin's arrival at Nauticus.
  • Army Transportation Museum Devoted to the history of U.S. Army transportation from colonial days to present.
  • Navy Shipyard and Lightship Museums History of America's oldest and largest naval shipyard.
  • Virginia Air & Space Center A nationally recognized aviation and space museum in Hampton Virgina.
  • Old Dominion Squadron (Commemorative Air Force) Local Squadron flying WWII vintage aircraft. (Formerly known as the Confederate Air Force.)
  • Fighter Factory Aircraft restoration facility run by the Aviation Institute of Maintenance that rebuilds and flys WWII aircraft.
  • The Norfolk Botanical Gardens 155 acres of gardens. Info on tours, classes and workshops.
  • The Virginia Bonsai Society Devoted to interest in and furtherance of the art of bonsai.
  • Fred Heutte Center Four-garden memorial to well known horticulturist.
  • The Chesapeake Arboretum 47-acre arboretum with gardens, streams and trails.
  • Virginia Native Plant Society Strives to further appreciation and conservation of Virginia's native plants and habitats.
  • Virginia Beach Audubon Society Conservation and environmental organization dedicated to saving birds, wildlife, and habitat.
  • Virginia Beach Master Gardeners Master Gardener volunteers trained to provide our community with gardening and horticulture information.
  • The Chrysler Museum of Art It houses a collection of 30,000 objects spanning nearly 4,000 years of art history.
  • The d'Art Center A visual arts center, featuring 36 professional artists...Free and open to the public.
  • The Artists Gallery A working marketplace for visual artists, offering visitors the opportunity to experience artists creating, displaying and selling their original works of art.
  • The Old Dominion University Gallery University and regional gallery of contemporary works of art and visual culture.
  • The Stockley Gardens Art Festival 150 of the area's finest artists exhibit a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, photography.
  • Children's Museum of Virginia 90 hands-on exhibits for kids of all ages.
  • Contemporary Art Center of Virginia Regularly changing exhibitions feature painting, sculpture, photography, glass, and video from internationally acclaimed artists.
  • Virginia Living Museum Combination wildlife park, science museum, aquarium, botanical park and planetarium.
  • Hermitage Museum Art museum in the former home of the Sloan family on the Lafayette River.
  • General Douglas MacArthur Memorial General Douglas MacArthur Memorial - Museum, library and tomb.
  • Virginia War Museum 60,000 artifacts which trace U.S. military history from 1775 to Desert Storm.
  • Norfolk Tides Baseball The New York Mets AAA farm team.
  • Norfolk Admirals Hampton Roads Professional Hockey
  • Hampton Road Mariners Hampton Roads Professional Soccer Team
  • Tidewater Volleyball Association 15,000 member volleyball association - sign up now!
  • East Coast Surfing Championship North America's Oldest Running Surfing Competition
  • Tidewater Striders One of the Nation's Largest Running Clubs
  • Hampton Roads Rowing Club Promotes recreational and competitive rowing is Southeastern Virginia.
  • Langley Speedway One of the top ten NASCAR Weekly Racing Series tracks in the country.
  • The Virginia Zoo Located in downtown Norfolk
  • The Virginia Diner A Tidewater classic! "A legend in a nutshell since 1929."
  • Doumar's Drive-in Norfolk's historic drive-in
  • Planters Peanut Center Suffolk's home for peanuts in historic downtown.
  • The Williamsburg Pottery Factoryf 200 acres of bargins for the last 50 years.
  • Wilson-Lee House Bed & Breakfast Cape Charles, Virginia.
  • Norfolk United Soccer Club
  • K9 New Life Center All breed no kill dog rescue located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
  • Hampton Roads Squadron of the Association of Naval Aviation
• Links to the local festivals
  • Pungo Strawberry Festival A yearly celebration in the southern end of the City of Virginia Beach.
  • Chesapeake Jubilee Celebrate the Chesapeake, VA's anniversary with entertainment for every family member.
  • Norfolk's International Azalea Festival
  • Virginia Beach Neptune Festival Celebration of Virginia Beach's sea faring heritage and the grand finale of summer.
  • Links to Norfolk's Festivals
    • Norfolk Harborfest Hampton Roads' most spectacular summertime festival celebrating the area's rich maritime heritage.
    • Norfolk's Wine fest One of the states largest outdoor wine festivals.
    • Bayou Boogaloo & Cajun Food Festival Sights and sounds of New Orleans roll into Town Point Park
    • Norfolk Jazz Festival
  • Links to Portsmouth's Festivals Portmouth's Festival site
    • nTelos Harbor Center Pavilion
  • Links to Virginia Beach's Events Virginia Beach Events site
    • Verizon Virginia Beach Amphitheater
  • Suffolk's Peanut Festival
  • Plantation Christmas at Chippokes A yearly celebration in the Chippokes State Park featuring juried festival, featuring artisans and craftspeople from across the nation.
  • Virginia Beach Christmas Market A yearly Christmas festival.
  • Virginia Beach Spring Craft Market A yearly craft market and festival.
  • Hampton Spring Craft Market A yearly craft market and festival.
• Links to the Arts in Hampton Roads
  • Virginia Arts Festival Imaginative and eclectic line-up of world-renowned performers, staged in eight cities within a 60-mile radius.
  • Virginia Opera Official Opera Company of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • The Virginia Stage Company Hampton Roads professional stage company in downtown Norfolk
  • Little Theater of Virginia Beach Quality plays in Virginia Beach for 49 years.
  • Little Theater of Norfolk Founded in 1926.
  • Little Theater of Portsmouth Founded in 1938.
  • Virginia Musical Theatre Dedicated to the preservation of Musical Theatre.
  • The American Theatre Hampton's Theater in Phoebus.
  • The Yoder Barn Performing Arts Center Community playhouse sponsored by the Yoder Preservation Trust.
  • The NorVa Theatre
  • The Attucks Theatre
  • Mystery Dinner Playhouse Comedy murder mystery dinners perform weekly.
  • Generic Theater Committed to innovative productions of contemporary works, new plays and reinterpretations of the classics.
  • Hurrah Players Virginia's leading non-profit children's theater.
  • Summer Shakes, Inc. Free Outdoor Shakespearean Plays.
  • The Virginia Symphony Performing in downtown Norfolk.
  • Virginia Ballet Theatre Professional dance, dance education, outreach, instructional and performance programs.
  • Virginia Beach Ballet Promotes interest in the art of classical ballet and modern dance.
  • Tidewater Winds A Professional Concert Band in the SOUSA BAND Tradition.
• Links to the media Newspapers, TV and Radio in Hampton Roads
  • Hampton Roads Magazine Online Things to do in and around Hampton Roads
  • Port Folio Magazine Online More things to do in and around Hampton Roads
  • Veer Magazine Online Even more things to do in and around Hampton Roads
  • Hampton Roads Gardening & Home Online Hampton Roads own gardening magazine
  • Virginia Garderer Designed exclusively for gardeners in Virginia
  • The Virginian-Pilot Newspaper Online Read today's newspaper.
  • The Daily Press Newspaper Online Read today's Newport News newspaper.
  • The Flagship Newspaper Online Weekly military newspaper.
  • WTKR-TV3 Channel 3, the CBS affiliate serving Hampton Roads.
  • WAVY-TV10 Channel 10, the NBC affiliate serving Hampton Roads.
  • WVEC-TV13 News Channel 13 News online.
  • WHRO-TV15 WHRO Channel 15 - Hampton Roads PBS TV station.
  • CW 27-TV27 (Formerly United Paramount Network (UPN))
  • WHRV 89.5 Public Radio WHRV - 89.5 Public Radio
  • WHRO 90.3 Public Radio WHRO - 90.3 Public Radio - Classical music
  • WPVA 93.7 Bob-FM WPVA - 93.7 Music from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
  • WPTE 94.9 The Point WPTE - Pop Alternative
  • WGH 97.3 New Country Eagle 97 WGH - 97.3 Country
  • WCMS 94.5 Water Country WCMS - 94.5 Country
  • WWDE 101.3 2WD
  • WNVZ 104.5 Z104
  • WJCD 107.7 Smooth Jazz
• Links to Education Schools and universitites of Hampton Roads
  • Old Dominion University
  • College of William & Mary
  • Christopher Newport University
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School
  • Norfolk State University
  • Hampton University
  • Regent University
  • Thomas Nelson Community College
  • Virginia Wesleyan College
  • Tidewater Community College
  • Hampton City Schools
  • Newport News City Schools
  • Norfolk City Schools
  • Virginia Beach City Schools
  • Chesapeake City Schools
  • Catholic High School
• Official web site of Virginia Wineries
• Virginia Wine & Food Society's VIRGINIA WINE GUIDE
• About Virginia Wine Virginia wine-lover Rob Roy's testimony to the state's vines and wines.
• Semi-official web site of Virginia Wineries
• All American Wineries list of Virginia Wineries
• More Virginia Wineries Another list of wineries from the Virginia Wine Club
• The Williamsburg Winery
• Oakencroft Vinyard and Winery, Charlottesville, Virginia
• Ingleside Plantation Winery, Oak Grove, Virginia
• Stonewall Vineyards and Winery, Concord, Virginia
• Hampton Roads Brewing and Tasting Society Dedicatied to promoting the enjoyment of homebrewing of beer.

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Additional Web pages of interest should be forwarded to Ray Kallman here to be included in this list.

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