Rockfish Valley Parking Overlook
Rockfish Valley Parking Overlook is an observation point in Nelson, Virginia. Rockfish Valley Parking Overlook 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.
Blue Ridge Tunnel
Parking area
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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 2 miles northeast of Rockfish Valley Parking Overlook.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afton and Avon.
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 2 miles northeast of Rockfish Valley Parking Overlook.
Avon
Hamlet
Avon is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. Avon is situated 3 miles southeast of Rockfish Valley Parking Overlook.
Onan
Hamlet
Onan is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. Onan is situated 3½ miles southeast of Rockfish Valley Parking Overlook.
Rockfish Valley Parking Overlook
- Type: Observation point
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Nelson, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.0182° or 38° 1′ 6″ northLongitude
-78.87183° or 78° 52′ 19″ westElevation
2,146 feet (654 metres)Open location code
87C3249H+77GeoNames ID
9694402
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