Old Point Comfort

English

Proper noun

Old Point Comfort

1. A point of land in the independent city of Hampton, Virginia, United States, lying at the extreme tip of the Virginia Peninsula at the mouth of Hampton Roads.

   Synonym: (former name) Point Comfort

Usage notes

• This place was renamed Old Point Comfort to differentiate it from New Point Comfort 21 miles (34 km) up the Chesapeake Bay.