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.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,790 feet (550 metres)
- Description: human settlement in United States of America
- Also known as“Ela, NC”“Ela, North Carolina”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bryson City and Cherokee.
Bryson City
Bryson City is a small city located in the Mountains of North Carolina.
Wilmot
Hamlet
Wilmot is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States.
5 miles southeast of Ela
Ela
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Latitude
35.44964° or 35° 26′ 59″ north
Longitude
-83.39056° or 83° 23′ 26″ west
Open location code
867RCJX5+VQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Ela” goes by many names.
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