Goose Creek
Goose Creek is a stream in Swain, North Carolina. Goose Creek is situated nearby to the village Birdtown, as well as near the hamlet Whittier.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cherokee and Wilmot.
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 4½ miles southeast of Goose Creek.
Ravensford
Hamlet
Ravensford is an unincorporated community in Swain County, Western North Carolina. This is within the traditional homeland of the Cherokee people. In a survey and excavation project in the early 21st century, part of the community was found to have archeological resources that were thousands of years old, in addition to more recent historic materials related to the Cherokee people. Ravensford is situated 5 miles northeast of Goose Creek.
Goose Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Swain, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.45732° or 35° 27′ 26″ northLongitude
-83.36127° or 83° 21′ 41″ westElevation
1,837 feet (560 metres)Open location code
867RFJ4Q+WFGeoNames ID
4468340
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