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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
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.
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″ northLongitude
-78.85769° or 78° 51′ 28″ westElevation
1,886 feet (575 metres)Open location code
87C324HR+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 3560215006OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointGeoNames ID
4743976
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