North Carolina
Avery
Linville Township

Grandfather

Grandfather is a village in , , United States. It is the namesake of . The village is a fully gated community within Grandfather Golf and Country Club, located along NC 105.
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  • Type: Village with 24 residents
  • Description: village in Avery County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Grandfather Village”, “Grandfather Village, NC”, and “Grandfather, North Carolina”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Peak Mountain and Sugar Mountain.

Peak
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is a mountain in the , near the town of . It is known by several other names such as Tynecastle Peak, Invershiel Peak and Dunvegan Peak. is situated 2½ miles north of Grandfather.

Peak
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is a mountain in the and wholly in the . Its elevation reaches 5,236 feet and is split along the Eastern Continental Divide, generating feeder streams for the , Elk, and rivers. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Grandfather.

Mountain saddle
is a mountain pass in on the , between and Beacon Heights, east of and nearby . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Grandfather.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sugar Mountain and Linville.

Village
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is a village in , , United States. The village is located on north slope. The population was 371 at the 2020 census. is situated 2 miles north of Grandfather.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 283. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Grandfather.

Neighborhood
is a historic campus and national historic district located at , . It encompasses 96 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures in the historic core of Linville. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Grandfather.

Grandfather

Latitude
36.09902° or 36° 5′ 57″ north
Longitude
-81.84761° or 81° 50′ 51″ west
Population
24
Elevation
3,907 feet (1,191 metres)
Open location code
868W35X2+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154056360
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4468562
Wiki­data ID
Q2509600
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Grandfather” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غراندفاذر”
  • Basque: “Grandfather”
  • Catalan: “Grandfather”
  • Chinese: “Grandfather”
  • Chinese: “格蘭德法瑟 (北卡羅萊納州)”
  • Chinese: “格蘭德法瑟”
  • Dutch: “Grandfather”
  • French: “Grandfather”
  • German: “Grandfather Village”
  • Haitian: “Grandfather, Kawolin dinò”
  • Italian: “Grandfather”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Grandfather”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grandfather (Nord-Carolina)”
  • Norwegian: “Grandfather”
  • Persian: “گرندفادر”
  • Persian: “گرنفادر، کارولینای شمالی”
  • Polish: “Grandfather”
  • Portuguese: “Grandfather”
  • Serbian: “Грандфадер (Северна Каролина)”
  • Serbian: “Грандфадер”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Grandfather, North Carolina”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Grandfather”
  • Spanish: “Grandfather”
  • Ukrainian: “Грандфазер”
  • Volapük: “Grandfather”

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