Dan River
The Dan River flows 214 miles in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It rises in Patrick County, Virginia, and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia
- Also known as: “South Branch Roanoak River” and “South Branch Roanoke River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Country and Clarksville.
Lake Country
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The Lake Country of southern Central Virginia surrounds the John H. Kerr Reservoir, colloquially known as "Buggs Island Lake" in Virginia and "Kerr Lake" in North Carolina.
Clarksville
Town
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Clarksville is a town in Mecklenburg county in the U.S. state of Virginia, near the southern border of the commonwealth. The population was 1,139 at the 2010 census. Clarksville is situated 3 miles southeast of Dan River.
Buffalo Springs
Hamlet
Buffalo Springs is an unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 364 feet. Located at Buffalo Springs is the Buffalo Springs Historical Archeological District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Buffalo Springs is situated 3½ miles west of Dan River.
Dan River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Halifax, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Dan River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Dan”
- Catalan: “Dan (riu)”
- Catalan: “riu Dan”
- Cebuano: “Dan River”
- Chinese: “丹河”
- Dutch: “Dan River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر دان”
- French: “Dan River”
- German: “Dan River”
- Hungarian: “Dan River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Dan”
- Mingrelian: “დანი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dan River”
- Polish: “Dan River”
- Polish: “Dan”
- Venetian: “Dan”
- Welsh: “Afon Dan”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bluestone Wildlife Management Area and Burwell Cemetery.
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