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Lancaster Valley

Appellation

Lancaster Valley is an appellation in the United States, covering 86,125 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Lancaster Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1982-05-12
Area
86,125 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
22.78 × 67.11 km
Centre
40.0644° N, 76.2311° W
State
PA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.41
Petitioner
R. Martin Keen, Conestoga Vineyards

Where it is

Nearest town
7 km east of Lancaster
Nearest city
40 km south-west of Reading 87,879 people
To the sea
58 km
Rivers nearby
Susquehanna (22 km)
Same latitude
Thrace-Marmara (Türkiye), Armavir (Armenia), Calzadilla (Spain), Monica di Sardegna (Italy), Πλαγιές Μελίτωνα (Greece)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
36–247 m
Mean elevation
118 m

Measured over the whole outline on 252,613 elevation cells of about 58 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 2

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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