McDowell
McDowell is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Virginia, United States. McDowell is 7.2 miles southeast of Monterey, on U.S. Route 250. It is in the Bullpasture Valley near the mouth of Crab Run on the Bullpasture River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 94 residents
- Description: unincorporated community in Virginia
- Also known as: “Crab Run”, “McDowell, VA”, “McDowell, Virginia”, and “Sugar Tree Bottom”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mansion House.
Mansion House
Museum
Photo: Eschena, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mansion House is a historic home located at McDowell, Highland County, Virginia. It was built in 1851, and is a two-story, three-bay, L-shaped brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Liberty and Head Waters.
Liberty
Hamlet
Liberty is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Virginia, United States. Liberty is located 10.7 miles southeast of Monterey. The community is located in the Cowpasture River valley at the confluence of the Cowpasture River and Shaws Fork. Liberty is situated 3½ miles southeast of McDowell.
Head Waters
Hamlet
Photo: Sabonarola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Head Waters is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Virginia, United States. Head Waters is located approximately 4.25 miles east of McDowell on US 250. Head Waters is situated 4 miles east of McDowell.
Sirons Mill
Hamlet
Sirons Mill is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Virginia, United States. Sirons Mill is located 5.9 miles east of Monterey. The community is situated in the Bullpasture River Valley on Mill Run, a tributary of the Bullpasture River. Sirons Mill is situated 4½ miles north of McDowell.
McDowell
- Categories: census-designated place in the United States and locality
- Location: Highland, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.33568° or 38° 20′ 8″ northLongitude
-79.4906° or 79° 29′ 26″ westPopulation
94Elevation
2,110 feet (643 metres)Open location code
87C28GP5+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 157624873OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4772251Wikidata ID
Q6801006
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