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Haw River Valley

Appellation

Haw River Valley is an appellation in the United States, covering 248,114 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Haw River Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2009-03-30
Area
248,114 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
66.06 × 54.41 km
Centre
36.0051° N, 79.4325° W
State
NC
Also known as
Haw River
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.214
Petitioner
Patricia McRitchie, McRitchie Associates

Where it is

Nearest town
10 km south of Burlington
Nearest city
33 km south-east of Greensboro 285,342 people
To the sea
244 km
Rivers nearby
Haw (7.3 km)
Same latitude
Gozo (Malta), Nagano (Japan), Ρόδος (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
78–294 m
Mean elevation
188 m

Measured over the whole outline on 163,238 elevation cells of about 124 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 6

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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