Sweetbriar Lake
Sweetbriar Lake is a lake in Amherst, Virginia. Sweetbriar Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Sweet Briar Station, as well as near Angelo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sweet Briar College and Sweet Briar House.
Sweet Briar College
University
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Sweet Briar College is a private women's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her deceased daughter, Daisy.
Sweet Briar House
Building
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Sweet Briar House, also known as Locust Ridge, is a historic home located at Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. The original house was built about 1825, and was a Federal style brick farmhouse with a hipped roof.
Amherst County High School
School
Amherst County High School is a public high school, grades 9–12, serving Amherst County, Virginia, United States. As the only high school in the county, it offers a comprehensive program from advanced classes to classes offered through a reciprocity program with local colleges that allow students to earn both high school and college credit at the same time.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherst and Monroe.
Amherst
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Amherst is a town in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Amherst County. Amherst is part of the Lynchburg metropolitan area.
Monroe
Hamlet
Monroe is an unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. Monroe is located along U.S. Route 29, 6.1 miles north of Lynchburg. Speed the Plough, a farm located in Monroe, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Monroe is situated 5 miles southwest of Sweetbriar Lake.
Sweetbriar Lake
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Lower Sweetbriar Lake”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Amherst, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.56366° or 37° 33′ 49″ northLongitude
-79.08261° or 79° 4′ 57″ westElevation
728 feet (222 metres)Open location code
8792HW78+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 552329525OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
4788558
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sweet Briar Plantation Burial Ground and Riding Hunt Course.
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