Briar Lake
Briar Lake is in Henderson, North Carolina and has an elevation of 2,651 feet. Briar Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Country Ridge, as well as near Sky Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mineral and Lapidary Museum and Osceola Lake Dam.
Mineral and Lapidary Museum
Museum
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The Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County is a non-profit, volunteer-run museum in Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States, founded in 1997 at 400 North Main Street in the middle of the city's Historic District. Mineral and Lapidary Museum is situated 2½ miles east of Briar Lake.
Osceola Lake Dam
Dam
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Osceola Lake Dam is situated 2 miles southeast of Briar Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hendersonville and Balfour.
Hendersonville
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Hendersonville is a small town just south of Asheville, North Carolina. Established in 1847, downtown Hendersonville is full of 19th and early 20th century architecture and has a friendly "Small Town, USA" feeling.
Balfour
Village
Balfour is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,187 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Balfour is situated 3 miles northeast of Briar Lake.
Horse Shoe
Hamlet
Horse Shoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. Its ZIP code is 28742. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,351. Horse Shoe is situated 3½ miles northwest of Briar Lake.
Briar Lake
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Henderson, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.31531° or 35° 18′ 55″ northLongitude
-82.5029° or 82° 30′ 10″ westElevation
2,651 feet (808 metres)Open location code
867V8F8W+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 43646653OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
4457069
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