Gordons Run

Gordons Run is a stream in Rockbridge, Virginia. Gordons Run is situated nearby to the locality South River, as well as near Stewardsburg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jordan’s Point Historic District and Alumni Memorial Field.

Jordan’s Point Historic District

Park

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Jordan's Point Historic District encompasses a collection of historic industrial resources at Jordan's Point Park in Lexington, Virginia. The area, long a major local crossing point of the Maury River, was developed about 1800 by John Jordan and John Moorhead, who established a sawmill on the site. Jordan’s Point Historic District is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gordons Run.

Alumni Memorial Field

Pitch

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Lexington, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1962. It is home to the Virginia Military Institute Keydets football team. Alumni Memorial Field is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gordons Run.

Cormack Field House

Cormack Field House or "The Pit" is the track and field facility for the Virginia Military Institute Keydets, located in Lexington, Virginia. It was VMI's home for basketball until 1981, when Cameron Hall was completed as the new VMI basketball arena. Cormack Field House is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gordons Run.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lexington and Buena Vista.

Lexington

Town

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Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Lexington is situated 2½ miles west of Gordons Run.

Buena Vista

Town

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Buena Vista, called "BV" by locals, is an independent city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641. Buena Vista is situated 3½ miles southeast of Gordons Run.

Mechanicsville

Locality

Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. Mechanicsville is 3 miles southwest of Buena Vista. Mechanicsville is situated 4 miles south of Gordons Run.

Gordons Run

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.77347° or 37° 46′ 25″ north

Longitude

-79.39504° or 79° 23′ 42″ west

Elevation

876 feet (267 metres)

Open location code

8792QJF3+9X

GeoNames ID

4761456

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