Almira
Almira is a hamlet in Wise, Virginia. Almira is situated nearby to the hamlet Haddonfield, as well as near the village Pound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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. The population was recorded as 1,037 in the 2010 United States census. 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. Its population was 329 as of the 2010 census. 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″ northLongitude
-82.6221° or 82° 37′ 20″ westElevation
1,634 feet (498 metres)Open location code
869V49RH+R5OpenStreetMap ID
node 154304861OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4744230
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