Kimballton, Virginia
Kimballton, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 37°21′58″N 80°40′38″W / 37.36611°N 80.67722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Giles |
| Elevation | 1,686 ft (514 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1496965[1] |
Kimballton is an unincorporated community in Giles County, Virginia, United States. Kimballton is located on Stony Creek, 4.2 miles (6.8 km) northeast of Pearisburg. Virginia Tech's Kimballton Underground Research Facility (KURF), a low-background physics laboratory, is located in a limestone mine in Kimballton.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kimballton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "KURF: Kimballton Underground Research Facility". Virginia Tech Department of Physics. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
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