Riding Ring
Riding Ring is a pitch in Amherst, Virginia. Riding Ring is situated nearby to the pitch Thayer Field, as well as near Upper Sweetbriar Lake.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sweet Briar College and Sweet Briar House.
Sweet Briar College
University
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Sweet Briar College is a private women's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her deceased daughter, Daisy. Sweet Briar College is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Riding Ring.
Sweet Briar House
Building
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Sweet Briar House, also known as Locust Ridge, is a historic home located at Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. The original house was built about 1825, and was a Federal style brick farmhouse with a hipped roof. Sweet Briar House is situated 910 feet southeast of Riding Ring.
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Building
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The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is a residential artist community in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies of varying lengths with flexible scheduling for international artists, writers, and composers at its working retreat in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is situated 1¼ miles south of Riding Ring.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherst and Monroe.
Amherst
Photo: Annette Teng, CC BY 3.0.
Amherst is a town in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Amherst had a population of 2,110. It is the county seat of Amherst County. Amherst is part of the Lynchburg metropolitan area.
Monroe
Hamlet
Monroe is an unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. Monroe is located along U.S. Route 29, 6.1 miles north of Lynchburg. Speed the Plough, a farm located in Monroe, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Monroe is situated 4½ miles southwest of Riding Ring.
Brandywine
Hamlet
Brandywine is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Brandywine is situated 6 miles southwest of Riding Ring.
Riding Ring
- Type: Pitch
- Categories: equestrianism, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Amherst, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.55936° or 37° 33′ 34″ northLongitude
-79.08482° or 79° 5′ 5″ westOpen location code
8792HW58+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 552509205OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=pitchOpenStreetMap feature
sport=equestrian
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