Carter Falls
Carter Falls is a waterfall in Wilkes, North Carolina. Carter Falls is situated nearby to the hamlet North Elkin, as well as near Benham.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elkin and Jonesville.
Elkin
Town
Elkin is a town in Surry and Wilkes counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, along the Yadkin River. Elkin shares its name with the surrounding township of Elkin Township. The population was 4,122 at the time of the 2020 census. Elkin is situated 3½ miles southeast of Carter Falls.
Jonesville
Town
Jonesville, originally called Allen's Settlement, founded in 1811 under the name of Martinsborough, is the oldest town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. Jonesville is situated 4 miles southeast of Carter Falls.
Ronda
Village
Ronda is a town in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 417 at the 2010 census, and 413 at the 2020 census. Ronda was named after a nearby estate called "Roundabout", which was the residence of Benjamin Cleveland, a locally prominent planter and a colonel in the North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War. Ronda is situated 6 miles southwest of Carter Falls.
Carter Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.28858° or 36° 17′ 19″ north
Longitude
-80.88489° or 80° 53′ 6″ west
Elevation
1,040 feet (317 metres)
Open location code
868X74Q8+C2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
GeoNames ID
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