Virginia · United States
Chesapeake travel guide
Chesapeake is a city in Virginia, United States, home to about 249,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- ORF16 km · Norfolk International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
About
About Chesapeake
Chesapeake is an independent city in Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, making it the second-most populous city in Virginia, the tenth largest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 92nd-most populous city in the United States.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Chesapeake
See
- Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Historic Park
- Chesapeake Arboretum
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Where to stay
Hotels in Chesapeake
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Founders Inn & Spa Tapestry Collection by Hilton | 9.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Chesapeake
Chesapeake has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 139 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Chesapeake: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Newport News Williamsburg International Airport (PHF, 45 km) and Richmond International Airport (RIC, 123 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
Like with most of the Hampton Roads area, it is difficult to get around Chesapeake without the use of a car. Hampton Roads Transit does service some areas of the city, which can be found here HRT. There are numerous road systems that are available to get in and out of Chesapeake. The most popular of these is the Hampton Roads belt way, which consists of I-64 (on the east side of the city), I-664 (on the west side of the city), and I-464 on the Norfolk/Chesapeake border. US-13/460/58 is the system of roads that connect Chesapeake to Suffolk and provide service to other parts of the state.
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ORF · Norfolk International Airport
PHF · Newport News Williamsburg International Airport
RIC · Richmond International Airport
Questions
Chesapeake: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Chesapeake?
Chesapeake has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 139 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Chesapeake?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Newport News Williamsburg International Airport (PHF, 45 km) and Richmond International Airport (RIC, 123 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Chesapeake?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Chesapeake
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.