Harper

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park and Christ Episcopal Church.

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.

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 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 1½ miles northwest of Harper.

Appalachia

Village

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Appalachia is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Appalachia had a population of 1,432. Appalachia is situated 2 miles north of Harper.

Harper

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

36.87815° or 36° 52′ 41″ north

Longitude

-82.77905° or 82° 46′ 45″ west

Elevation

1,578 feet (481 metres)

Open location code

868VV6HC+79

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154370973

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

4763138

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