Coolwell
Coolwell is a hamlet in Amherst, Virginia. Coolwell is situated nearby to the hamlet Faulconerville, as well as near Angelo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sweet Briar College and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.
Sweet Briar College
University
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Sweet Briar College is a private women's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her deceased daughter, Daisy. Sweet Briar College is situated 2 miles north of Coolwell.
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Building
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The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is a residential artist community in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies of varying lengths with flexible scheduling for international artists, writers, and composers at its working retreat in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.
Sweet Briar House
Building
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Sweet Briar House, also known as Locust Ridge, is a historic home located at Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. The original house was built about 1825, and was a Federal style brick farmhouse with a hipped roof. Sweet Briar House is situated 2 miles north of Coolwell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monroe and Brandywine.
Monroe
Hamlet
Monroe is an unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. Monroe is located along U.S. Route 29, 6.1 miles north of Lynchburg. Speed the Plough, a farm located in Monroe, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Monroe is situated 2½ miles southwest of Coolwell.
Brandywine
Hamlet
Brandywine is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Brandywine is situated 4½ miles southwest of Coolwell.
Amherst
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Amherst is a town in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Amherst County. Amherst is part of the Lynchburg metropolitan area.
Coolwell
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Amherst, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.52764° or 37° 31′ 40″ northLongitude
-79.09058° or 79° 5′ 26″ westElevation
853 feet (260 metres)Open location code
8792GWH5+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 158604472OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4753989
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