Pound Launch

Pound Launch is in Wise, Virginia. Pound Launch is situated nearby to North Fork of Pound Lake, as well as near the mountain saddle Pound Gap.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include North Fork of Pound Lake and Pound Gap.

North Fork of Pound Lake

Lake

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

North Fork Pound Reservoir is a reservoir in Wise County, Virginia. It was built in 1966 as authorised by the Flood Control Act of 1960 and managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

Pound Gap

Mountain saddle

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Pound Gap of Pine Mountain is on the Virginia/Kentucky border between Jenkins, Kentucky and Pound, Virginia. It served as a passage for early settlers to cross into Kentucky from Virginia. Today, U.S. Route 23 passes through the gap. Pound Gap is situated 2 miles north of Pound Launch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pound and Payne Gap.

Pound

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Pound is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pound had a population of 877. Pound is situated 2 miles east of Pound Launch.

Payne Gap

Hamlet

Payne Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Payne Gap had a population of 347. U.S. Route 119 passes through the community. Payne Gap is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pound Launch.

Gilley

Hamlet

Gilley is an unincorporated community in Wise County, Virginia, United States. Gilley is situated 3 miles southwest of Pound Launch.

Pound Launch

Also known as: “Pond Launch Recreation Site”
Location: Wise, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.12344° or 37° 7′ 24″ north

Longitude

-82.63488° or 82° 38′ 6″ west

Elevation

1,604 feet (489 metres)

Open location code

869V49F8+92

GeoNames ID

4780132

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