Jupiter
Jupiter is an unincorporated community in northwestern Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, located off U.S. Highway 25/70, and Interstate 26. It was disincorporated in 1970. It lies at an elevation of 2,175 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Jupiter, NC” and “Jupiter, North Carolina”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flat Creek and Stocksville.
Flat Creek
Hamlet
Photo: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flat Creek is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, located along Old Mars Hill Highway, near the Future I-26/US 19/US 23 interchange. The community is named after Flat Creek, a tributary of the French Broad River. Flat Creek is situated 2½ miles east of Jupiter.
Stocksville
Hamlet
Photo: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stocksville is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, located at the intersection of Old Mars Hill Highway and Murphy Hill Road, near the I-26/US 19/US 23 interchange. North Buncombe High School is located nearby. Stocksville is situated 2½ miles east of Jupiter.
Forks of Ivy
Hamlet
Forks of Ivy is an unincorporated community primarily located in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. A portion of Forks of Ivy extends into Madison County as it is situated on the county line on Ivy Creek. Forks of Ivy is situated 3½ miles northeast of Jupiter.
Jupiter
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Flat Creek Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.76094° or 35° 45′ 39″ northLongitude
-82.59347° or 82° 35′ 37″ westElevation
2,175 feet (663 metres)Open location code
867VQC64+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 154029937OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Jupiter” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “朱庇特”
- French: “Jupiter”
- Irish: “Jupiter”
- Welsh: “Jupiter, Gogledd Carolina”
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Localities in the Area
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