McCormick Gap Overlook

McCormick Gap Overlook is in Albemarle, Virginia. McCormick Gap Overlook is situated nearby to the locality Newtown, as well as near the village Afton.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Calf Mountain Overlook and Blue Ridge Tunnel.

Calf Mountain Overlook

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Calf Mountain Overlook is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of McCormick Gap Overlook.

Blue Ridge Tunnel

Parking area

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The Blue Ridge Tunnel is a historic railroad tunnel built during the construction of the Blue Ridge Railroad in the 1850s. The tunnel was the westernmost and longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains at Rockfish Gap in central Virginia. Blue Ridge Tunnel is situated 2½ miles southwest of McCormick Gap Overlook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtown and Afton.

Newtown

Locality

Newtown is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. Newtown is situated 2 miles southeast of McCormick Gap Overlook.

Afton

Village

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Afton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313. Afton is situated 2½ miles southwest of McCormick Gap Overlook.

Basic City

Neighborhood

Photo: Weatherdude, Public domain.

Basic City was an incorporated town located in Augusta County, Virginia, in the United States. Formed in 1890, it was named after a process for steel manufacture. Basic City is situated 3 miles west of McCormick Gap Overlook.

McCormick Gap Overlook

Location: Albemarle, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.0618° or 38° 3′ 43″ north

Longitude

-78.82141° or 78° 49′ 17″ west

Elevation

2,464 feet (751 metres)

Open location code

87C3356H+PC

GeoNames ID

4772210

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