Heards | |
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  Heards Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Heards Heards (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′13″N78°45′13″W / 37.92028°N 78.75361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Albemarle |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495672 [1] |
Heards is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia. [1] State Route 633 passes through the hamlet of Heards and connects to Ottoway in the west.
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