Kimballton, Virginia
| Kimballton, Virginia | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Kimballton, Virginia  Kimballton, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°21′58″N 80°40′38″W / 37.36611°N 80.67722°WCoordinates: 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 | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 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, a low-background physics laboratory, is located in a limestone mine in Kimballton.[2]
References
- ↑ "Kimballton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "KURF: Kimballton Underground Research Facility". Virginia Tech Department of Physics. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
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