Homer Burgess Dam
Homer Burgess Dam is a dam in Qualla Township, Jackson, North Carolina. Homer Burgess Dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Wilmot.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “Burgess Lake Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harrah’s Cherokee.
Harrah’s Cherokee
Casino
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 3 miles south of Homer Burgess Dam.
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 4½ miles northeast of Homer Burgess Dam.
Homer Burgess Dam
Latitude
35.44689° or 35° 26′ 49″ northLongitude
-83.32865° or 83° 19′ 43″ westElevation
1,978 feet (603 metres)Open location code
867RCMWC+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 547418857OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Homer Burgess Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Homer Burgess Dam”
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