Banks Creek

Banks Creek is a stream in Yancey, North Carolina. Banks Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Cane, as well as near Riverside.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burnsville.

Burnsville

Town

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Burnsville is a town that serves as the county seat of Yancey County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, it sits in the shadow of Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in the Eastern Continental United States. Burnsville is situated 4½ miles east of Banks Creek.

Banks Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Yancey, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.90483° or 35° 54′ 17″ north

Longitude

-82.38235° or 82° 22′ 57″ west

Elevation

2,497 feet (761 metres)

Open location code

867VWJ39+W3

GeoNames ID

4453677

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