Polecat Hollow
Polecat Hollow is a valley in Rockbridge, Virginia and has an elevation of 873 feet. Polecat Hollow is situated nearby to the hamlet East Lexington, as well as near the locality South River.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jordan’s Point Historic District and Cormack Field House.
Jordan’s Point Historic District
Park
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Jordan's Point Historic District encompasses a collection of historic industrial resources at Jordan's Point Park in Lexington, Virginia. The area, long a major local crossing point of the Maury River, was developed about 1800 by John Jordan and John Moorhead, who established a sawmill on the site.
Cormack Field House
Cormack Field House or "The Pit" is the track and field facility for the Virginia Military Institute Keydets, located in Lexington, Virginia. It was VMI's home for basketball until 1981, when Cameron Hall was completed as the new VMI basketball arena.Stono
University building
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Stono, also known as Jordan's Point, is a historic home located at Lexington, Virginia. It was built about 1818, and is a cruciform shaped brick dwelling consisting of a two-story, three-bay, central section with one-story, two-bay, flanking wings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lexington and Buena Vista.
Lexington
Town
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Lexington is situated 1½ miles west of Polecat Hollow.
Buena Vista
Town
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Buena Vista is an independent city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641. Buena Vista is situated 4½ miles southeast of Polecat Hollow.
Mechanicsville
Locality
Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. Mechanicsville is 3 miles southwest of Buena Vista. Mechanicsville is situated 5 miles south of Polecat Hollow.
Polecat Hollow
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 873 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.78208° or 37° 46′ 56″ northLongitude
-79.41281° or 79° 24′ 46″ westElevation
873 feet (266 metres)Open location code
8792QHJP+RVGeoNames ID
4779687
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