| Longitude / Latitude |
Longitude: 75? 13'W to 83? 37'W
Latitude: 36? 31'N to 39? 37'N |
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| Length x Width |
Virginia is about 430 miles long and 200 miles wide. |
| Geographic Center |
The geographic center of Virginia is located in Buckingham County,
5 miles SW of Buckingham.
Longitude: 78° 33.8'W
Latitude: 37° 29.3'N |
| Borders |
Virginia is bordered by West Virginia and Maryland on
the north and by North Carolina and Tennessee on the south. On the
east, Virginia is bordered by Maryland and the Atlantic Ocean. On
the west, Virginia is bordered by West Virginia and Kentucky. |
| Total Area |
Virginia covers 42,769 square miles, making it the 35th
largest of the 50 states. |
| Land Area |
39,598 square miles of Virginia are land areas. |
| Water Area |
3,171 square miles of Virginia are covered by water. |
| Highest Point |
The highest point in Virginia is Mount Rogers at 5,729
feet above sea level. |
| Lowest Point |
The lowest point in Virginia is sea level where Virginia
meets the Atlantic Ocean in the east. |
| Mean Elevation |
The Mean Elevation of the state of Virginia is 950 feet
above sea level. |
| Major Rivers |
James River, Rappahannock River, Potomac River, Shenandoah
River |
| Major Lakes |
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Gathright Dam (Lake
Moomaw), John H. Kerr Reservoir, John W. Flannagan Reservoir, Pound
Lake, Philpott Lake |
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