Blue Ridge Acres
Blue Ridge Acres is a neighborhood in Albemarle, Virginia. Blue Ridge Acres is situated nearby to the locality Brookville Manor, as well as near the hamlet Newtown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Emmanuel Church and Ramsay.
Emmanuel Church
Church
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Emmanuel Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Greenwood in Albemarle County, Virginia. Emmanuel Episcopal Church is a parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. Emmanuel Church is situated 2 miles east of Blue Ridge Acres.
Ramsay
House
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Ramsay is a historic estate located at Greenwood in Albemarle County, Virginia. Contributing elements on the estate include the main house, barn, garden, cottage, tenant house and garage, main house garage, potting shed, three greenhouse ruins, smoke house, chicken house, equipment shed, slave cabin ruins, and a circular turnaround. Ramsay is situated 2 miles east of Blue Ridge Acres.
Blue Ridge Tunnel
Parking area
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The Blue Ridge Tunnel is a historic railroad tunnel built during the construction of the Blue Ridge Railroad in the 1850s. The tunnel was the westernmost and longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains at Rockfish Gap in central Virginia. Blue Ridge Tunnel is situated 2½ miles west of Blue Ridge Acres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtown and Afton.
Afton
Village
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Afton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313. Afton is situated 2 miles west of Blue Ridge Acres.
Greenwood
Hamlet
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Greenwood is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. It is home to the Greenwood Country Store and the Greenwood Community Center, which has the area's only roller skating rink. Greenwood is situated 2½ miles northeast of Blue Ridge Acres.
Blue Ridge Acres
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Albemarle, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.03125° or 38° 1′ 53″ northLongitude
-78.79974° or 78° 47′ 59″ westElevation
846 feet (258 metres)Open location code
87C326J2+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 158619658OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4046638
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