Kentucky Mountain
Kentucky Mountain is a peak in Amherst, Virginia and has an elevation of 1,276 feet. Kentucky Mountain is situated nearby to the hamlet Sardis, as well as near Monitor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sweet Briar College and Sweet Briar House.
Sweet Briar College
University
Photo: Annette Teng, CC BY 3.0.
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 House
Building
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherst and Monroe.
Amherst
Photo: Annette Teng, CC BY 3.0.
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.
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 5 miles south of Kentucky Mountain.
Kentucky Mountain
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,276 feet
- Description: mountain in Virginia, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Amherst, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.57959° or 37° 34′ 47″ northLongitude
-79.10947° or 79° 6′ 34″ westElevation
1,276 feet (389 metres)Open location code
8792HVHR+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 356562741OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Kentucky Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kentucky Mountain”
- Dutch: “Kentucky Mountain”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sardis and Monitor.
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