Land Use Data for Latitude 37.25 Longitude -79.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Booker T. Washington National Monument |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherCropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Urban land
Ecosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239240 to 269
Soil Types
AcrisolsCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
5 to 88 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
10 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| (Underground) | Manganese |
| Titanium | |
| Bedford Mine & Mill (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Blue Ridge | Iron |
| Bonsacks Prospect | Zinc, Lead |
| Brushy Run Prospect (Surface) | Iron, Manganese |
| Bush Farm Prospect (Surface) | Titanium |
| Caldwell Prospect | Barium-Barite, Zinc |
| Caldwell Prospect (Surface) | Barium-Barite |
| Daleville Opening (Surface) | Iron |
| Foutz Magnetite Prospect | Iron |
| Grassy Hill Prospect | Copper |
| Hales Ford Prospects | Feldspar, Garnet, Mica |
| Huffman Prospect | Barium-Barite |
| Martin Prospect (Surface) | Zinc, Lead |
| No. 6 (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Number 1 Mine (Surface) | Clay |
| Overstreet Prospect | Feldspar |
| Quarry Number 2 (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| R E Nance Prospect | Feldspar, Mica |
| Roanoke | Titanium, Metal |
| Roanoke Electric Steel/Roanoke, Va. (Processing Plant) | Iron |
| Rockydale Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Simmons Ilmenite Deposit (Surface-Underground) | Titanium |
| Stoner Mine (Surface-Underground) | Manganese |
| Troutville Prospect | Zinc, Lead |
| Troutville Prospect | Lead, Zinc |
| Webster | Bloating Material |
| Woolridge Prospects | Feldspar |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.
