Rockfish Gap Visitors Center
Rockfish Gap Visitors Center is a building in Nelson, Virginia which is located on Afton Circle. Rockfish Gap Visitors Center is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Afton Overlook, as well as near the manor estate Swannanoa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rockfish Gap and Swannanoa.
Rockfish Gap
Mountain saddle
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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.
Swannanoa
Manor estate
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Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above Rockfish Gap on the border of northern Nelson County and Augusta County, Virginia, in the US. Swannanoa is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Rockfish Gap Visitors Center.
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 1 mile east of Rockfish Gap Visitors Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swannanoa and Afton.
Swannanoa
Locality
Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above Rockfish Gap on the border of northern Nelson County and Augusta County, Virginia, in the US.
Afton
Village
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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.
Avon
Hamlet
Avon is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. Avon is situated 3 miles southeast of Rockfish Gap Visitors Center.
Rockfish Gap Visitors Center
- Type: Information
- Address: 130 Afton Circle, Afton, VA 22920
- Categories: building and tourism
- Location: Nelson, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.03055° or 38° 1′ 50″ northLongitude
-78.8618° or 78° 51′ 43″ westElevation
2,014 feet (614 metres)Open location code
87C324JQ+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 302527915OpenStreetMap feature
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