Ela
Ela is an unincorporated community in Swain County, North Carolina, United States, located along US 19, northwest of Whittier and east of Bryson City. The name is derived from ᎡᎳᏬᏗ in the Cherokee language, which translates as "yellow hill." Ela was once the junction of the Appalachian Railway and Southern Railway's Murphy Branch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in United States of America
- Also known as: “Ela, NC” and “Ela, North Carolina”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bryson City and Cherokee.
Bryson City
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Bryson City is a small city located in the Mountains of North Carolina. The city is located near the eastern entrance of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Cherokee
Photo: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cherokee is a town in the North Carolina Mountains within the Qualla Boundary, the proper name of the Cherokee Indian reserve.
Wilmot
Hamlet
Wilmot is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Wilmot is located along U.S. Route 74, West of Dillsboro and East of Whittier. Wilmot is situated 5 miles southeast of Ela.
Ela
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Charleston Township, Swain, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.44964° or 35° 26′ 59″ northLongitude
-83.39056° or 83° 23′ 26″ westElevation
1,795 feet (547 metres)Open location code
867RCJX5+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 153975291OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Ela” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “埃拉 (北卡羅萊納州)”
- Chinese: “埃拉”
- French: “Ela”
- Irish: “Ela”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Whittier and Birdtown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ela Tuckkasegee River Public Access and Cooper Cemetery.
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