Switchback
Switchback is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Switchback had its own high school called Elkhorn High School in operation from 1923 to 1953.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,030 feet (620 metres)
- Description: unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia
- Postal code: 24887
- Also known as“Switchback, West Virginia”“Switchback, WV”
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Ennis
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Elkhorn
Elkhorn is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.
1½ miles northwest of Switchback
Switchback
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Latitude
37.37123° or 37° 22′ 16″ north
Longitude
-81.38566° or 81° 23′ 8″ west
Open location code
869W9JC7+FP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Switchback” goes by many names.
سویتچبکPersian
سویتچبک، ویرجینیای غربیPersian
SwitchbackVolapük
Switchback (West Virginia)Volapük
Switchback (WV)Volapük
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