Rt 12

Description

LOWER SINKING CREEK FARMLower Sinking Creek Farm's 116 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 1/2 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.HIGHLIGHTS AND ATTRIBUTES *116 acres located on the outskirts of historic Lewisburg- America's 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 Lewisburg's 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 is 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 ATV'ing *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. +/-