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Carolina Beach

United States > North Carolina > New Hanover County

Carolina Beach is characterized by its relatively flat topography, with elevations averaging around 13 feet above sea level. This coastal town is part of Pleasure Island and features a blend of sandy beaches and salt marshes. The surrounding area includes Carolina Beach State Park, which hosts diverse…

Average elevation: 2 m

West Jefferson

United States > North Carolina > Ashe County

West Jefferson is a popular destination among tourists and retirees from Florida, as well as those from the lower elevations of the Carolinas and Georgia.

Average elevation: 1,002 m

Blue Ridge Parkway

United States > North Carolina > Watauga County

The parkway has been the most visited unit of the National Park System every year since 1946 except four (1949, 2013, 2016 and 2019). Land on either side of the road is owned and maintained by the National Park Service, and in many places parkway land is bordered by United States Forest Service property. There…

Average elevation: 504 m

Clyde

United States > North Carolina > Haywood County

Average elevation: 802 m

Conover

United States > North Carolina > Catawba County

Average elevation: 297 m

Highlands

United States > North Carolina > Macon County > Highlands

Highlands was founded in 1875 after its two founders, Samuel Truman Kelsey and Clinton Carter Hutchinson, drew lines from Chicago to Savannah and from New Orleans to New York City. They felt that the place where these lines met would eventually become a great trading center and commercial crossroads. Highlands…

Average elevation: 1,090 m

Duplin County

United States > North Carolina

Average elevation: 32 m

Hiwassee River

United States > North Carolina

Average elevation: 531 m

Catawba River

United States > North Carolina

Average elevation: 210 m

Neuse River

United States > North Carolina

Average elevation: 47 m

Pamlico Sound

United States > North Carolina

Average elevation: 1 m

Tar River

United States > North Carolina

Average elevation: 64 m

William B. Umstead State Park

United States > North Carolina > Wake County > Raleigh

Umstead is part of the Southeastern mixed forests ecoregion. The topography is hilly, and it has several artificial lakes (which are very common in Wake County, partially due to a flood control plan implemented over the last half-century).

Average elevation: 116 m

Creston

United States > North Carolina > Ashe County

Average elevation: 984 m

Oakland

United States > North Carolina > Union County > Monroe

Average elevation: 177 m

Doughton

United States > North Carolina > Wilkes County

Average elevation: 499 m

Trinity

United States > North Carolina > Union County

Average elevation: 190 m

Ellijay

United States > North Carolina > Macon County

Average elevation: 887 m

Busick

United States > North Carolina > Yancey County

Average elevation: 990 m

Cullasaja

United States > North Carolina > Macon County

Average elevation: 694 m

Flat Springs

United States > North Carolina > Avery County

Average elevation: 1,017 m

Vale

United States > North Carolina > Lincoln County

Average elevation: 307 m

Hiddenite

United States > North Carolina > Alexander County

Hiddenite's altitude is 1,160 feet (350 m) above sea level. The community is also a poultry producer.

Average elevation: 333 m

Terrell

United States > North Carolina > Catawba County

Terrell is located at 35°35′20.72″N 80°58′39.5″W / 35.5890889°N 80.977639°W / 35.5890889; -80.977639 within area code 828, ZIP code 28682, and FIPS place code 67180. It sits at an elevation of 289 m (948 ft).

Average elevation: 247 m

Baldwin

United States > North Carolina > Ashe County

Average elevation: 1,027 m

Cranberry

United States > North Carolina > Avery County

Average elevation: 1,088 m

Beulah

United States > North Carolina > Polk County

Average elevation: 287 m

Carmen

United States > North Carolina > Madison County

Average elevation: 846 m

Tusquitee

United States > North Carolina > Clay County

Average elevation: 686 m

Vashti

United States > North Carolina > Alexander County

Average elevation: 360 m

Cornatzer

United States > North Carolina > Davie County

Average elevation: 226 m

Advance

United States > North Carolina > Davie County

Average elevation: 235 m

Gerton

United States > North Carolina > Henderson County

Average elevation: 964 m

Buffalo

United States > North Carolina > Stokes County

Average elevation: 303 m

Swiss

United States > North Carolina > Yancey County

Average elevation: 935 m

Waverly

United States > North Carolina > Madison County

Average elevation: 827 m

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