Wise

Wise is a town in . The population was 2,970 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Wise County. It was originally incorporated as the town of Gladeville in 1874.
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  • Town with about 2,970 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 2,450 feet (750 metres)
  • …has the IATA airport code LNP
  • Description: town in Virginia, United States
  • Postal code: 24293
  • Also known as
    “Big Glades”
    “Gladesville Court House”
    “Gladeville”
    “Wise Court House”
    “Wise, VA”
    “Wise, Virginia”

Places of Interest

Discover Wise County Courthouse and J J Kelly High School.
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Courthouse
The is located at 206 East Main Street in downtown Wise, Virginia.
School
J. J. Kelly High School is a former public high school in Wise, Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glamorgan and Esserville.
Locality
is an unincorporated community and coal town…
1½ miles northwest of Wise
Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and coal…
2½ miles southwest of Wise
Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and coal town…
3 miles southwest of Wise

Wise

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Latitude
36.97727° or 36° 58′ 38″ north
Longitude
-82.57946° or 82° 34′ 46″ west
Open location code
868VXCGC+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153859739
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
4829341
Wiki­data ID
Q1375444

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Wise” goes by many names.
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WiseBasque
УайзBelarusian
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懷斯鎮Chinese
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وایز (ويرجينيا)Gilaki
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ワイズJapanese
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ВисRussian
УайзRussian
ВајзSerbian
WiseSerbo-Croatian
Wise, VirginiaSerbo-Croatian
WiseSlovenian
ویس، ویرجینیاSouth Azerbaijani
WiseSpanish
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WiseSwedish
Wise, VirginiaSwedish
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ВайзUkrainian
وائز، ورجینیاUrdu
WiseUzbek
WисеUzbek
WiseVolapük
WiseWelsh
Wise, VirginiaWelsh

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Localities in the Area

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