Goldmine Branch

Goldmine Branch is a stream in Watauga County, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,291 feet. Goldmine Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Sorrento Skies, as well as near the neighborhood Blairmont.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tweetsie Railroad and Hickory Ridge Homestead.

Tweetsie Railroad

Theme park

Tweetsie Railroad is a family-oriented Wild West theme park located between Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States. The centerpiece of the park is a 3-mile ride on a train pulled by one of Tweetsie Railroad's two historic narrow-gauge steam locomotives.

Hickory Ridge Homestead

Museum

Hickory Ridge History Museum is a history museum centered around the Colonial era in Boone, North Carolina located adjacent to the ''Horn In The West'' Outdoor Drama. Hickory Ridge Homestead is situated 2½ miles northwest of Goldmine Branch.

Boone Mall

Retail building

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Boone Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Watauga County, North Carolina. The mall's main anchor stores are Belk and Hobby Lobby, with junior anchors being TJ Maxx and HomeGoods. Boone Mall is situated 2 miles northwest of Goldmine Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boone and Blowing Rock.

Boone

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Boone is a town in Watauga County nestled in the North Carolina Mountains, part of Appalachia. It is the home of Appalachian State University and is the county seat.

Blowing Rock

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Blowing Rock is a town in Watauga and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census. The Caldwell County portion of Blowing Rock is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Watauga County portion is part of the Boone Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Goldmine Branch

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

36.17957° or 36° 10′ 47″ north

Longitude

-81.64622° or 81° 38′ 46″ west

Elevation

3,291 feet (1,003 metres)

Open location code

868W59H3+RG

GeoNames ID

4468260

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