Castleton | |
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Town | |
A view from the entrance of the Castleton Festival
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Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
Coordinates: 38°36′51.66″N 78°4′5.88″W / 38.6143500°N 78.0683000°WCoordinates: 38°36′51.66″N 78°4′5.88″W / 38.6143500°N 78.0683000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Rappahannock |
Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 22716 |
Area code(s) | 540 |
Castleton is an unincorporated community in Rappahannock County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located approximately midway between Washington and Culpeper. Maestro Lorin Maazel maintained a 600-acre (2.4 km2) estate in Castleton, and made it the focus of the Castleton Festival every summer.
The George L. Carder House and Scrabble School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.