Varney, Ontario
Coordinates: 44°7′58″N 80°48′38″W / 44.13278°N 80.81056°W
Varney is a small community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Varney is located on Highway 6, about 5 kilometers south of Durham and 19 kilometers north of Mount Forest.[1]
John Vernon Pettigrew, Men's Featherweight Wrestler (1936 Olympic Summer games), was born in Varney, in 1908.[2]
Attractions[]
Varney International Speedway is a 1/4 mile high banked short track motor racing oval, located south of the village. The track hosts a weekly Saturday night stock car racing program that runs from May to September each year.
Turn #1 & #2 and Pit lane at Varney International Speedway
In the north end of the town, easily visible from the road, is the World's Largest Adirondack chair
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Varneys_big_chair.jpg/250px-Varneys_big_chair.jpg)
The Largest Adirondack Chair in the World
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Varney". County of Grey Website. 2005. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "Athletes Born in Varney, Ontario, Canada". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
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Categories:
- Communities in Grey County
- Western Ontario geography stubs