Peakland
Peakland is a neighborhood in Lynchburg, Central Virginia, Virginia. Peakland is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bedford Hills, as well as near Boonsboro.Places of Interest
Highlights include Maier Museum of Art and James River Day School.
Maier Museum of Art
Museum
Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College features works by American artists from the 19th through 21st centuries. Randolph College has been collecting American art since 1907 and the Maier Museum of Art now houses its collection of several thousand American paintings, prints, drawings, and photographs from the 19th and 21st centuries. Maier Museum of Art is situated 2 miles east of Peakland.
James River Day School
School
James River Day School, or JRDS, is an independent, co-educational, non-sectarian K-8 day school in Lynchburg, Virginia. JRDS serves academically qualified students in Kindergarten through 8th Grade, regardless of race, color, national origin, ethnic, social, or economic background.
Winfree Observatory
Building
Winfree Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Randolph College. Built in 1900 and named after Maj. C.V. Winfree, it is located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Winfree Observatory is situated 2 miles east of Peakland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kemper Street Industrial Historic District and Brandywine.
Kemper Street Industrial Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Kemper Street Industrial Historic District encompasses a collection of industrial sites on Campbell Avenue and Kemper Street in Lynchburg, Virginia. Kemper Street Industrial Historic District is situated 4 miles southeast of Peakland.
Brandywine
Hamlet
Brandywine is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Brandywine is situated 4 miles northeast of Peakland.
Diamond Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The Diamond Hill Historic District is a national historic district located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The district is irregularly shaped and approximately 14 blocks in area. Diamond Hill Historic District is situated 4½ miles southeast of Peakland.
Peakland
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Lynchburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.44475° or 37° 26′ 41″ northLongitude
-79.20546° or 79° 12′ 20″ westElevation
797 feet (243 metres)Open location code
8792CQVV+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 158422207OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4778286
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