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Shenandoah Valley

Appellation

Shenandoah Valley is an appellation in the United States, covering 953,885 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Shenandoah Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1982-07-30
Area
953,885 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
232.34 × 181.63 km
Centre
38.5713° N, 78.6569° W
State
VA, WV
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.60
Petitioner
Shenandoah Vineyards in Edinburg, Virginia

Where it is

Nearest town
23 km north-east of Harrisonburg
Nearest city
62 km north of Charlottesville 46,597 people
To the sea
114 km
Rivers nearby
Shenandoah (5.1 km) · Rapidan Dam Canal of the Rappahannock Navigation (23 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Palmela (Portugal), Malvasia delle Lipari (Italy)

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

Terrain

Elevation
80–1,186 m
Mean elevation
384 m

Measured over the whole outline on 42,383 elevation cells of about 478 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 18

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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