Lesesne State Forest

Lesesne State Forest is a Virginia state forest located in Nelson County. Its 422 acres are dedicated to the preservation of the American chestnut and to wildlife management activities. It is open to the public during daylight hours.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ramsey and Tyro.

Ramsey

Hamlet

Ramsey is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States.

Tyro

Hamlet

Photo: The Library of Virginia, No restrictions.

Tyro is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. It was among the communities severely affected by flash flooding from Hurricane Camille in 1969.

Beech Grove

Hamlet

Photo: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beech Grove is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States.

Lesesne State Forest

Type: Forest
Description: state forest in Virginia, United States
Category: state forest
Location: Nelson, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.84403° or 37° 50′ 39″ north

Longitude

-78.97753° or 78° 58′ 39″ west

Elevation

1,880 feet (573 metres)

Open location code

8793R2VC+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Lesesne State Forest” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lesesne State Forest”

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