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Welcome to Douglas Landing ...

A typical abbreviation for Douglas Landing: Douglas Lndg. (or less commonly used: Douglas Lndng.)

Douglas Landing is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Douglas Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Douglas Landing: 757 & 948<2>

Communities near Douglas Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Douglas Landing.

  • Chesapeake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Norfolk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Portsmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Suffolk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlton Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
  • Horseshoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Horseshoe is located in Camden County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Russell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Russell is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Corapeake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Moyock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • South Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Douglas Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Douglas Landing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Douglas Landing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Douglas Landing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Douglas Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Douglas Landing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douglas Landing ...

Looking for more information about Douglas Landing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Douglas Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Douglas Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Douglas Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Douglas Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Douglas Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.