Opossum Creek
Opossum Creek is a stream in Fayette, West Virginia. Opossum Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Ames Heights, as well as near Lansing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include New River Gorge Bridge and Tunney Hunsaker Bridge.
New River Gorge Bridge
Bridge
Photo: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel arch bridge 3,030 feet long over the New River Gorge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States.
Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tunney Hunsaker Bridge is an historic truss bridge over the New River in New River Gorge, West Virginia. The bridge is named after Tunney Hunsaker, American boxer and former chief-of-police at Fayetteville, West Virginia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lansing and Grayden.
Lansing
Hamlet
Lansing is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Lansing is located along U.S. Route 19, 2.5 miles northeast of Fayetteville. Lansing has a post office with ZIP code 25862.
Grayden
Hamlet
Grayden is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Free Union. The community was named for the local Graydon family.
Ames
Hamlet
Ames is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Elmo, a now defunct coal town.
Opossum Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Fayette, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.08289° or 38° 4′ 58″ northLongitude
-81.0651° or 81° 3′ 54″ westElevation
1,549 feet (472 metres)Open location code
86CW3WMM+5XGeoNames ID
4817289
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ames Heights and Pine Grove.
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Highlights include New River Gorge Airport and Willis Cemetery.
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