Tunnel Branch
Tunnel Branch is a stream in Nelson, Virginia. Tunnel Branch is situated nearby to the village Afton, as well as near the locality Swannanoa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rockfish Gap and Blue Ridge Tunnel.
Rockfish Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap.
Blue Ridge Tunnel
Parking area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Blue Ridge Tunnel is a historic railroad tunnel built during the construction of the Blue Ridge Railroad in the 1850s. The tunnel was the westernmost and longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains at Rockfish Gap in central Virginia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afton and Avon.
Afton
Village
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Afton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313.
Avon
Hamlet
Avon is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. Avon is situated 1½ miles southeast of Tunnel Branch.
Onan
Hamlet
Onan is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. Onan is situated 2½ miles southeast of Tunnel Branch.
Tunnel Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nelson, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.02125° or 38° 1′ 17″ northLongitude
-78.84197° or 78° 50′ 31″ westElevation
912 feet (278 metres)Open location code
87C325C5+G6GeoNames ID
4790264
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