Norfolk, Virginia, is a seaport on the James River, just off Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Covington, Virginia, is in the western part of the state near West Virginia. Which city would you expect to have warmer average winter temperatures? Choose the correct answer. Norfolk, because it is nearer the ocean Covington, because it is nearer the ocean Norfolk, because it is farther from the ocean Covington, because it is farther from the ocean