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Altavista

Altavista is an incorporated town in , United States. The town is in the Lynchburg Metropolitan Area, and its population was 3,378 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Town with 3,400 residents
  • Description: town in Virginia
  • Also known as: “Alta Vista”, “Alta Vista, VA”, “Altavista, VA”, “Altavista, Virginia”, and “Lane Siding”
  • Postal code: 24517

Places of Interest

Highlights include Altavista Combined School and Mansion Truss Bridge.

School
is a public school in Altavista, Virginia. The school houses both the middle school and high school in the same building, and the current enrollment is about 700 students.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was a historic Camelback through truss bridge located near Mansion in . It was built in 1903, and consisted of two camelback through trusses. is situated 2½ miles east of Altavista.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hurt and Grit.

Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a town in , , United States. The population was 1,269 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Village
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . It is the home of Ricky Van Shelton and the 2021 Southern New Hampshire University Commencement Speaker Jesse Baker. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Altavista.

Village
is an unincorporated community in , United States. It is situated just north of the town of Altavista, focused around Route 626. is situated 2½ miles north of Altavista.

Altavista

Latitude
37.11181° or 37° 6′ 43″ north
Longitude
-79.28558° or 79° 17′ 8″ west
Population
3,400
Elevation
554 feet (169 metres)
Inception
September 1912
United Nations Location Code
US ATV
Open location code
87924P67+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158597741
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4744247
Wiki­data ID
Q1373836
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Altavista” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ألتافيستا”
  • Basque: “Altavista”
  • Catalan: “Altavista”
  • Cebuano: “Altavista”
  • Chechen: “Альтависта”
  • Chinese: “Altavista”
  • Chinese: “阿爾塔維斯塔”
  • Dutch: “Altavista”
  • French: “Altavista”
  • German: “Altavista”
  • Gilaki: “آلتاویستا (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “آلتاویستا”
  • Haitian: “Altavista, Vijini”
  • Haitian: “Altavista”
  • Hebrew: “אלטאויסטה”
  • Hungarian: “Altavista”
  • Italian: “Altavista”
  • Ladin: “Altavista”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Altavista”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Altavista”
  • Norwegian: “Altavista”
  • Persian: “التاویستا”
  • Polish: “Altavista”
  • Portuguese: “Altavista”
  • Russian: “Алтависта (Виргиния)”
  • Russian: “Алтависта”
  • Russian: “Альтависта”
  • Serbian: “Алтависта”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Altavista, Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Altavista”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آلتاویستا، ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Altavista”
  • Tatar: “Альтависта”
  • Ukrainian: “Альтавіста”
  • Uzbek: “Altavista”
  • Uzbek: “Алтависта”
  • Volapük: “Altavista”
  • Welsh: “Altavista, Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Altavista”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Steve Jester Gymnasium and Altavista Area YMCA.

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