Afton, Virginia
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Afton, Virginia is a small unincorporated community in the Blue Ridge Mountains known as a gateway between the Shenandoah Valley and the Charlottesville area.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode |
434
ⓘ
540 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Interstate 64
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 250 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| daylightSavingTimeZone |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| elevation | approximately 1900 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1462690 ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Shenandoah National Park entrances
ⓘ
Skyline Drive overlooks ⓘ local wineries on the Monticello Wine Trail ⓘ |
| hasNearbyHistoricRoute | Three Notch'd Road (historic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPass | Rockfish Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportationAccess | Blue Ridge Parkway access points nearby ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gateway between Shenandoah Valley and Charlottesville area
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outdoor recreation ⓘ scenic mountain views ⓘ wineries and vineyards nearby ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Albemarle County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nelson County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountySubdivision | Rockfish District, Nelson County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Blue Ridge Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Blue Ridge Parkway
NERFINISHED
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Charlottesville, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Crozet, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockfish Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockfish Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenandoah National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenandoah Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Skyline Drive NERFINISHED ⓘ Waynesboro, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Waynesboro, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Charlottesville, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Census Bureau-designated rural area ⓘ |
| postalCode | 22920 ⓘ |
| stateSubdivision | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
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