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Nearby Communities

Introduction

Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Thornton Cemetery.

Just a reminder ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Thornton Cemetery.

List of Neighboring Communities ...

Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Thornton Cemetery. We've listed the following communities based on their distance, with the closest first.

  • Phoebus
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Buckroe Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hampton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pine Chapel Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
    • Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
  • Chapel Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
    • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
  • Aberdeen Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Poquoson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
    • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <2>
  • Glenwood Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Newgate Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
    • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
  • Hilton Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
    • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
  • Sussex
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Monticello Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
    • Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
  • Newport News
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bernard Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
    • Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
  • Yorkville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Alantic City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
    • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
  • Norfolk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dare
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burtons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
    • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
  • Rescue
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Portsmouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ames Cove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennett Harbor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Westview Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
    • Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
  • New Town ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • New Town is located in Norfolk City
  • Aragona Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aragona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
    • Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City

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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thornton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0285, Longitude: -76.3230    
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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