Grassy Creek

Grassy Creek is a hamlet in Township of Grassy Creek, Mitchell, North Carolina and has an elevation of 2,625 feet. Grassy Creek is situated nearby to the town Spruce Pine, as well as near the hamlet Altapass.

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Spruce Pine

Town

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Spruce Pine is the largest town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,194 at the 2020 census. It is one of the only places in the world where high-purity quartz can be found. Spruce Pine is situated 2½ miles north of Grassy Creek.

Little Switzerland

Hamlet

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Little Switzerland is an unincorporated community in McDowell and Mitchell counties of North Carolina, United States. It is located along North Carolina Highway 226A off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion and south of Spruce Pine. Little Switzerland is situated 3 miles southwest of Grassy Creek.

Grassy Creek

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Township of Grassy Creek, Mitchell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.88235° or 35° 52′ 56″ north

Longitude

-82.05678° or 82° 3′ 24″ west

Elevation

2,625 feet (800 metres)

Open location code

867VVWJV+W7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154067295

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4468682

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