Afton Overlook

Afton Overlook is a scenic viewpoint in Nelson, Virginia. Afton Overlook is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Rockfish Gap, as well as near the manor estate Swannanoa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rockfish Gap and Swannanoa.

Rockfish Gap

Mountain saddle

Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap.

Swannanoa

Manor estate

Photo: Colchicine, Public domain.

Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above Rockfish Gap on the border of northern Nelson County and Augusta County, Virginia, in the US. Swannanoa is situated 3,200 feet west of Afton Overlook.

Blue Ridge Tunnel

Parking area

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 1 mile northeast of Afton Overlook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swannanoa and Afton.

Swannanoa

Locality

Afton

Village

Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Avon

Hamlet

Avon is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. Avon is situated 2½ miles southeast of Afton Overlook.

Afton Overlook

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Nelson, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.02786° or 38° 1′ 40″ north

Longitude

-78.85769° or 78° 51′ 28″ west

Elevation

1,886 feet (575 metres)

Open location code

87C324HR+4W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3560215006

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

GeoNames ID

4743976

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