WKEX-AM (Blacksburg)
WKEX-AM (Blacksburg) is a tower in Montgomery, Virginia. WKEX-AM (Blacksburg) is situated nearby to the neighborhood Blacksburg Historic District, as well as near Miller–Southside Residential Historic District.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Smithfield and Michael Kinzer House.
Smithfield
Museum
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Smithfield is a plantation house in Blacksburg, Virginia, built from 1772 to 1774 by Col. William Preston to be his residence and the headquarters of his farm. Smithfield is situated 1¼ miles southeast of WKEX-AM (Blacksburg).
Michael Kinzer House
House
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Michael Kinzer House is a historic home located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built about 1845, and is a two-story, four-bay brick two-room-plan house. Michael Kinzer House is situated 4,200 feet west of WKEX-AM (Blacksburg).
Solitude
House
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Solitude is a historic home located on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The earliest section was built about 1802, and expanded first in circa 1834 and then in the 1850s by Col. Solitude is situated 1 mile southeast of WKEX-AM (Blacksburg).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blacksburg Historic District and Blacksburg.
Blacksburg Historic District
Neighborhood
Blacksburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 137 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of the town of Blacksburg. Blacksburg Historic District is situated 1½ miles east of WKEX-AM (Blacksburg).
Blacksburg
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Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 44,826 at the 2020 census. Blacksburg and the surrounding county is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of Virginia Tech.
Miller–Southside Residential Historic District
Neighborhood
Miller–Southside Residential Historic District is a national historic district located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 165 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of the town of Blacksburg. Miller–Southside Residential Historic District is situated 2 miles east of WKEX-AM (Blacksburg).
WKEX-AM (Blacksburg)
- Type: Tower
- Location: Montgomery, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.23263° or 37° 13′ 58″ northLongitude
-80.44422° or 80° 26′ 39″ westElevation
2,060 feet (628 metres)Open location code
869X6HM4+38GeoNames ID
4791557
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