| 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 |
