Glen Forest
Glen Forest is a neighborhood in House Creek Township, Wake, North Carolina. Glen Forest is situated nearby to the neighborhood Oak Circle, as well as near Raley Property.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crabtree and Lake Lynn.
Crabtree
Shopping center
Photo: Alexisrael, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crabtree is a shopping mall in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The mall spans 1,343,109 square feet of selling space, making it the largest mall in the Research Triangle area. As of 2025, the mall is anchored by Belk and Macy's.
Lake Lynn
Lake
Lake Lynn is a man-made lake in Raleigh, North Carolina. The lake was created for flood control purposes in 1976 by damming Hare Snipe Creek, a tributary of Crabtree Creek. Lake Lynn is situated 2 miles north of Glen Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Hills and Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens.
North Hills
Neighborhood
Photo: Cgb628, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Hills is a mixed use development located in Raleigh, North Carolina that includes stores, restaurants, entertainment, commercial offices, residential living and a continuing care retirement community. North Hills is situated 2½ miles east of Glen Forest.
Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens
Neighborhood
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is a historic home and garden and national historic district located at Raleigh, North Carolina. The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937. Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is situated 4½ miles southeast of Glen Forest.
Millbrook
Suburb
Millbrook, North Carolina, United States, was a village in Wake County at that time in the intersection of then Wake Forest Road and then Main Street, which is now part of East Millbrook Road. Millbrook is situated 5 miles east of Glen Forest.
Glen Forest
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: House Creek Township, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.84756° or 35° 50′ 51″ northLongitude
-78.69943° or 78° 41′ 58″ westElevation
331 feet (101 metres)Open location code
8773R8X2+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 186246709OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4468070
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