{"id":33,"date":"2026-10-31T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicoleroyster.com\/blog\/?p=33"},"modified":"2026-10-31T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T12:00:00","slug":"virginia-beach-a-coastal-haven-for-outdoor-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicoleroyster.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/31\/virginia-beach-a-coastal-haven-for-outdoor-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Beach: A Coastal Haven for Outdoor Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/nicole-royster\/best-big-cities-remotion-videos-2561\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Virginia Beach placed among America\u2019s top big cities to live, with 456.3K residents and appeal rooted in its distinctive coastal setting citywide.<br \/>\nIts position on the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay helped make Virginia Beach a coastal haven, giving residents easy access to outdoor recreation.<br \/>\nFor residents seeking lifestyle variety, Sandbridge offers secluded fishing and kayaking, while Pungo brings rural countryside charm within Virginia Beach\u2019s broader coastal identity.<br \/>\nThat moderate climate added to Virginia Beach\u2019s appeal, with only a few inches of snow in a typical year for residents there.<br \/>\nEven in Mid-Q4, average highs sit above 60 degrees, reinforcing Virginia Beach\u2019s appeal for people prioritizing milder weather and consistent access to outdoor activities.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Beach placed among America\u2019s top big cities to live, with 456.3K residents and appeal rooted in its distinctive coastal setting citywide. Its position on the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay helped make Virginia Beach a coastal haven, giving residents easy access to outdoor recreation. For residents seeking lifestyle variety, Sandbridge offers secluded fishing and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":550,"featured_media":34,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nicoleroyster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nicoleroyster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nicoleroyster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicoleroyster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/550"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicoleroyster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicoleroyster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicoleroyster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions\/36"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicoleroyster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nicoleroyster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicoleroyster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicoleroyster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}