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Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, United States


Alternative Names:Mount Pleasant, Rocky Mount, Rockymount, Roki Maunt, Роки Маунт
Type:Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Region:Franklin County, Virginia, United States
Latitude:36° 59' 51" N
Longitude:79° 53' 31" W
Lat/Long (dec):36.99764,-79.89198
Köppen climate type:Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Elevation:345m
Population:4,799 (2011)
Mindat Feature ID:4782691
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:4782691:7
GUID:7b7afce7-2456-4eb8-a860-38cf920db14f
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Rocky Mount Mine (MRDS - 10227669; Clark Mine), Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 59' 52" N79° 54' 14" W1.1km (0.7 miles)
Grassy Hill Prospect, Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, USA37° 1' 0" N79° 54' 0" W2.2km (1.4 miles)
Grassy Hill Prospect, Franklin County, Virginia, USA37° 0' 57" N79° 54' 12" W2.3km (1.4 miles)
Pigg River Iron Mine, Franklin (City), Virginia, USA36° 58' 31" N79° 55' 36" W4.0km (2.5 miles)
Redwood Mine, Franklin (City), Virginia, USA37° 0' 15" N79° 47' 50" W8.4km (5.2 miles)
Low Moor B Mine, Clifton Forge Iron Mining District, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA36° 51' 48" N79° 54' 34" W15.0km (9.3 miles)
Patterson Mine, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 53' 55" N79° 46' 11" W15.5km (9.6 miles)
Flannigan Mine (Graham and Robinson Mine; Flanagan Mine), Austinville Lead-Zinc-Iron Mining District, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA36° 56' 2" N79° 43' 26" W16.5km (10.3 miles)
Rocky Mount Mine (MRDS - 10130801), Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 18" N79° 47' 29" W16.6km (10.3 miles)
Chitwood Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 53' 32" N79° 45' 31" W16.7km (10.4 miles)
Plyburn Prospect, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 53' 5" N79° 45' 58" W16.8km (10.4 miles)
Eames No. 2 Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 18" N79° 47' 2" W17.0km (10.5 miles)
Eames No. 1 Mine, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 16" N79° 47' 4" W17.0km (10.6 miles)
No. 3 Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 23" N79° 46' 44" W17.1km (10.6 miles)
Chimney Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 16" N79° 46' 54" W17.1km (10.6 miles)
Allen Moore Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 23" N79° 46' 38" W17.2km (10.7 miles)
Mud Hole Mine (Mule Hole Mine), Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 21" N79° 46' 44" W17.2km (10.7 miles)
Franklin Mine (Cooper Mine), Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 25" N79° 46' 32" W17.2km (10.7 miles)
Old Chestnut Mountain Mine (Cook and Custer Mine), Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 7" N79° 47' 2" W17.2km (10.7 miles)
Almon Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 21" N79° 46' 35" W17.3km (10.7 miles)
Hickory Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 5" N79° 47' 4" W17.3km (10.7 miles)
Plant No. One Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 9" N79° 46' 54" W17.3km (10.8 miles)
Water Hole Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 15" N79° 46' 44" W17.3km (10.8 miles)
Plant No. 2 Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 6" N79° 46' 57" W17.3km (10.8 miles)
Sue Emma Brown Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 51' 55" N79° 47' 19" W17.3km (10.8 miles)
No. 29 Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 1" N79° 47' 7" W17.3km (10.8 miles)
Fields Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 20" N79° 46' 33" W17.3km (10.8 miles)
Dudley Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 51' 59" N79° 47' 9" W17.3km (10.8 miles)
Brooks Mine, Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 10" N79° 46' 50" W17.3km (10.8 miles)
Grinstaff Mine (Grindstaff mine), Chestnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia, USA36° 52' 21" N79° 46' 30" W17.3km (10.8 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Great Smoky Mountains Rift Basin, North America PlateBasin
Laurentides Domain, North America PlateDomain
USACountry
Virginia, USAState
Franklin County, Virginia, USACounty
 
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