WAMV-AM (Amherst)

WAMV-AM (Amherst) is a tower in Amherst, Virginia. WAMV-AM (Amherst) is situated nearby to the hamlet Monroe.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sweet Briar College and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.

Sweet Briar College

University

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 College is situated 1¼ miles northeast of WAMV-AM (Amherst).

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

Building

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The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is a residential artist community in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies of varying lengths with flexible scheduling for international artists, writers, and composers at its working retreat in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is situated 4,200 feet east of WAMV-AM (Amherst).

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. Sweet Briar House is situated 1¼ miles north of WAMV-AM (Amherst).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monroe and Amherst.

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 3½ miles southwest of WAMV-AM (Amherst).

Amherst

Photo: Annette Teng, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Brandywine

Hamlet

Brandywine is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Brandywine is situated 5 miles southwest of WAMV-AM (Amherst).

WAMV-AM (Amherst)

Type: Tower
Location: Amherst, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.53986° or 37° 32′ 24″ north

Longitude

-79.09141° or 79° 5′ 29″ west

Elevation

801 feet (244 metres)

Open location code

8792GWQ5+WC

GeoNames ID

4791402

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