Upper Norton Dam
Upper Norton Dam is a dam in Norton, Virginia and has an elevation of 3,307 feet. Upper Norton Dam is situated nearby to the peak High Knob, as well as near the locality Dooley.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Knob and Norton Community Hospital.
High Knob
Peak
High Knob is the peak of Stone Mountain, that forms part of the border between Scott County and Wise County, Virginia, near the city of Norton that rises to 4,223 feet above mean sea level.
Norton Community Hospital
Hospital
Photo: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Norton Community Hospital is situated 1½ miles northwest of Upper Norton Dam.
John I. Burton High School
School
John Ira Burton High School is a high school located in the City of Norton, Virginia, United States. A part of Norton City Schools, it has an enrollment of approximately 320 students. John I. Burton High School is situated 1¼ miles north of Upper Norton Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norton and Dooley.
Norton
Town
Norton is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in the far western tip of the state and surrounded by Wise County, Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,687, making it the least populous city in Virginia.
Dooley
Locality
Dooley is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States. It was also known as Eolia. Dooley is situated 2 miles northwest of Upper Norton Dam.
Dorchester
Locality
Dorchester is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States. Dorchester is situated 2 miles northwest of Upper Norton Dam.
Upper Norton Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in the United States of America
- Location: Norton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.91237° or 36° 54′ 45″ northLongitude
-82.62716° or 82° 37′ 38″ westElevation
3,307 feet (1,008 metres)Open location code
868VW96F+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 847801819OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Upper Norton Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Upper Norton Dam”
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