WPVA-FM (Waynesboro)
WPVA-FM (Waynesboro) is a tower in Augusta, Virginia. WPVA-FM (Waynesboro) is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Rockfish Gap, as well as near the village Afton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Rockfish Gap is situated 1½ miles northeast of WPVA-FM (Waynesboro).
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. Blue Ridge Tunnel is situated 2½ miles east of WPVA-FM (Waynesboro).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afton and Waynesboro.
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. Afton is situated 2½ miles east of WPVA-FM (Waynesboro).
Waynesboro
Photo: SchuminWeb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waynesboro is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is one of two cities in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft Metropolitan Statistical Area, with Staunton being the largest.
Lyndhurst
Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC0.
Lyndhurst is a census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,490 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area. Lyndhurst is situated 3½ miles west of WPVA-FM (Waynesboro).
WPVA-FM (Waynesboro)
- Type: Tower
- Location: Augusta, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.02153° or 38° 1′ 18″ northLongitude
-78.88502° or 78° 53′ 6″ westElevation
2,369 feet (722 metres)Open location code
87C324C7+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 356590088OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerGeoNames ID
4791662
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