Apex Lake

Apex Lake is a reservoir in Wake, North Carolina. Apex Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet MacGregor Park, as well as near Knollwood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve and Apex Senior High School.

Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve

Nature reserve

Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve is a joint project between the North Carolina state park system and Cary, Wake County, North Carolina in the United States. Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve is situated 2 miles east of Apex Lake.

Apex Senior High School

School

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Apex High School is a public high school in Apex, North Carolina, United States, and is part of the Wake County Public School System. It is on a 4x4 block scheduling system.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apex and Cary.

Apex is a town in Wake and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At its southern border, Apex encompasses the community of Friendship. In 1994, the downtown area was designated a historic district, and the Apex train depot, built in 1867, was designated a Wake County landmark.

Cary

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Cary is a town in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. It is primarily a fast-growing suburb of Raleigh, the state capital, but has developed some economic gravity of its own.

Holly Springs

Town

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Holly Springs is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 41,239, a 67% increase from 2010. Holly Springs is situated 6 miles south of Apex Lake.

Apex Lake

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.73349° or 35° 44′ 1″ north

Longitude

-78.8164° or 78° 48′ 59″ west

Elevation

417 feet (127 metres)

Open location code

8773P5MM+9C

GeoNames ID

4452809

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