Afton House

Afton House is a building in , . Afton House is situated nearby to the parking area , as well as near the mountain saddle .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blue Ridge Tunnel and Rockfish Gap.

Parking area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The 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 at in central . is situated 1,400 feet north of Afton House.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a wind gap located in the between and , , United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap.

Manor estate
Photo: Colchicine, Public domain.
is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above on the border of northern and , in the US. is situated 1½ miles west of Afton House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Afton and Swannanoa.

Village
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in and counties in the Commonwealth of . It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313.

Locality
is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above on the border of northern and , in the US.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 2 miles southeast of Afton House.

Afton House

Latitude
38.0293° or 38° 1′ 46″ north
Longitude
-78.84252° or 78° 50′ 33″ west
Elevation
1,247 feet (380 metres)
Open location code
87C325H4+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 367991796
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4743974
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