Cadet

Cadet is a locality in Wise, Virginia. Cadet is situated nearby to the town Big Stone Gap, as well as near the locality Harper.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park and Wallens Ridge State Prison.

Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park

Museum

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The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is a Virginia museum, run as a state park, dedicated to preserving the history of the southwestern part of the commonwealth.

Wallens Ridge State Prison

Prison

Wallens Ridge State Prison is a level 5 state men's prison located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, housing approximately 1,200 inmates. Since opening in April 1999, it has been a part of the Virginia Department of Corrections, and is identical to the Red Onion State Prison near Pound.

Christ Episcopal Church

Church

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Christ Episcopal Church, also known as Christ Church, Big Stone Gap, is a historic Episcopal church located at 100 Clinton Avenue in Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Big Stone Gap and Imboden.

Big Stone Gap

Town

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Big Stone Gap is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The town was economically centered around the coal industry for much of its early development. The population was 5,254 at the 2020 census.

Imboden

Hamlet

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Imboden is an unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The town exists between Appalachia and Keokee, Virginia on State Route 606. It was named after Confederate General John Daniel Imboden. Imboden is situated 2 miles north of Cadet.

East Stone Gap

Village

East Stone Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wise County, Virginia, United States. East Stone Gap is an eastern suburb of Big Stone Gap; U.S. Route 23 separates the two settlements. East Stone Gap is situated 3 miles east of Cadet.

Cadet

Type: Locality
Location: Wise, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.86037° or 36° 51′ 37″ north

Longitude

-82.79461° or 82° 47′ 41″ west

Elevation

1,453 feet (443 metres)

Open location code

868VV664+45

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154389974

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

4750359

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