118.52 Acres in Asbury, WV - $299,000

LOWER SINKING CREEK FARM

Lower Sinking Creek Farms 118 acres offers a flawless blend of exceptional wildlife habitat, mature forest, farming fields, miles of streams and a convenient location. The property, located just on the outskirts of historic Lewisburg, is well suited for residential building, recreational activities and the opportunity to further expand wildlife development.

Sinking Creek, a designated blueline stream, flows through the property for mile. This pretty mountain stream creates an extraordinary streamside habitat of oak-hickory forest, rhododendron thickets, layers of ground moss & sweet fern patches, creating an exciting residential and recreational property.

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HIGHLIGHTS AND ATTRIBUTES

118 acres located on the outskirts of historic Lewisburg- Americas Coolest Small Town

Well suited for residential building, recreational activities and wildlife development

Miles of streams and creeks anchored by the mile of blueline designated Sinking Creek

Unbelievably rich and diverse resident wildlife population eagles, hawks, songbirds, rabbit, squirrel, deer, turkey, bear, bobcat, coyote, crawdads, turtles, butterflies, dragonflies and minnows

10 minutes to Lewisburg with all big box stores, restaurants, historic district and more

15 minutes Lewisburgs jet airport with daily flights to Chicago & Washington DC

2 minutes to I-64, 30 min to Beckley, 90 min to Charleston and 90 min to Roanoke

Electric, cable and phone available

Abundant milkweed plants keep the Monarch Butterfly coming back year after year

Tract will be surveyed to determine exact acreage most of the survey already completed

Fronts on a state-maintained road for superior year-round access

A network of interior field and forest trails provide hiking, horseback riding or ATVing

Elevations range from 1926 ft. to 2187 ft.

Low taxes, low population density

Darkest of night skies with little light pollution for stargazing and plant observation

Dynamic forest with some old growth trees estimated to be 200-300 years old

Alongside Sinking Creek, patches of mature forest intertwine with rhododendron thickets, layers of sheet moss & sweet fern patches creating an exciting residential and recreational property

A rewarding permaculture lifestyle can be easily developed

Surrounded by large farms and timber tracts in a nice rural neighborhood

FedEx, UPS and USPS delivery, trash pickup, newspaper delivery

Cell phone coverage is excellent with 4G service

Timber species include beautiful oaks, black walnut, poplar, maple and hickories

Interesting and very diverse geology and archeology features

Areas of the highest quality wetlands support an interesting array of plants and animals while cleansing water, creating oxygen and soaking up carbon dioxide

LOCATION

Google Coordinates: 37.866808(N), -80.556212(W)

Address: Located on RT 12 at Alta, WV. Alta does not have a Post Office. A mailing address could be Asbury, WV 24916. No 911 address is assigned to property without structures

Elevation Range: 1928 ft. to 2200 ft. +/-