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Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace

Appellation

Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace is an appellation in the United States, covering 253,417 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1987-04-21
Area
253,417 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
87.53 × 97.47 km
Centre
38.0044° N, 76.6812° W
State
VA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.109
Petitioner
Carl F. Flemer, Jr., Ingleside Plantation Vineyards

Where it is

Nearest town
36 km south-west of California
Nearest city
85 km north-east of Richmond 226,610 people
To the sea
13 km
Same latitude
Etna (Italy), Aegean (Türkiye), Μαυροδάφνη Κεφαλληνίας (Greece), Bullas (Spain)

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

Terrain

Elevation
0–87 m
Mean elevation
20 m

Measured over the whole outline on 44,521 elevation cells of about 241 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 5

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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