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, called "BV" by locals, 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
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Latitude

37.78208° or 37° 46′ 56″ north

Longitude

-79.41281° or 79° 24′ 46″ west

Elevation

873 feet (266 metres)

Open location code

8792QHJP+RV

GeoNames ID

4779687

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