Brown Creek

Brown Creek is a stream in Yancey, North Carolina and has an elevation of 2,644 feet. Brown Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Celo, as well as near Blue Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Switzerland.

Little Switzerland

Hamlet

Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.

Little Switzerland is an unincorporated community in McDowell and Mitchell counties of North Carolina, United States. It is located along North Carolina Highway 226A off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion and south of Spruce Pine. Little Switzerland is situated 5 miles east of Brown Creek.

Brown Creek

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

35.85567° or 35° 51′ 20″ north

Longitude

-82.18318° or 82° 10′ 59″ west

Elevation

2,644 feet (806 metres)

Open location code

867VVR48+7P

GeoNames ID

4457476

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Localities in the Area

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