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The elevation is 244 m ( 801 ft )
The gradient is: 1.3 percent
The aspect direction is: 7.4 degrees or N
The local roughness is: 1.1 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -79.8509, 36.6595; 244 m

The state and county are Virginia: Martinsville city 51690
The HUC is Upper Dan 03010103; Place point in HUC
The Omernik ecoregion is Southeastern Plains (less typical) 65
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Nearby named places (in order by distance)

1. Lanier Farm School (historical); Virginia: Martinsville city -79.8509, 36.6595 at a distance of 5 m
2. Lake Lanier Dam; Virginia: Henry Co. -79.8398, 36.6568 at a distance of 1039 m
3. Lake Lanier; Virginia: Henry Co. -79.8398, 36.6568 at a distance of 1039 m
4. Lake Lanier; Virginia: Martinsville city -79.8398, 36.6568, ( 701 ft ) at a distance of 1039 m
5. Patterson Branch mouth; Virginia: Martinsville city -79.8384, 36.6576 at a distance of 1140 m
6. Forest Hills Presbyterian Church; Virginia: Martinsville city -79.8490, 36.6707 at a distance of 1259 m
7. Patterson Branch head; -79.8392, 36.6682 at a distance of 1428 m
8. Druid Hills School; Virginia: Martinsville city -79.8529, 36.6745 at a distance of 1678 m
9. Fontaine; Virginia: Henry Co. -79.8598, 36.6448, ( 740 ft ) at a distance of 1810 m
10. Machine Branch mouth; Virginia: Henry Co. -79.8426, 36.6432 at a distance of 1953 m

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