Almira

Almira is a hamlet in Wise, Virginia. Almira is situated nearby to the hamlet Haddonfield, as well as near the village Pound.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pound Gap and North Fork of Pound Lake.

Pound Gap

Mountain saddle

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Pound Gap of Pine Mountain is on the Virginia/Kentucky border between Jenkins, Kentucky and Pound, Virginia. It served as a passage for early settlers to cross into Kentucky from Virginia. Today, U.S. Route 23 passes through the gap.

North Fork of Pound Lake

Lake

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

North Fork Pound Reservoir is a reservoir in Wise County, Virginia. It was built in 1966 as authorised by the Flood Control Act of 1960 and managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. North Fork of Pound Lake is situated 2 miles southwest of Almira.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pound and Payne Gap.

Pound

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Pound is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pound had a population of 877. Pound is situated 1½ miles southeast of Almira.

Payne Gap

Hamlet

Payne Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Payne Gap had a population of 347. U.S. Route 119 passes through the community. Payne Gap is situated 2 miles northwest of Almira.

Gaskill

Hamlet

Gaskill is an unincorporated community located in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Gaskill is situated 3 miles north of Almira.

Almira

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Wise, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.14205° or 37° 8′ 31″ north

Longitude

-82.6221° or 82° 37′ 20″ west

Elevation

1,634 feet (498 metres)

Open location code

869V49RH+R5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154304861

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4744230

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