Lake Wheeler Dam

Lake Wheeler Dam is a dam in Swift Creek Township, Wake, North Carolina.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Yates Mill.

Yates Mill

Historic building

Photo: Jmturner, Public domain.

Yates Mill is a fully restored, circa 1756 gristmill… Yates Mill is situated 2 miles north of Lake Wheeler Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garner and Boylan Heights.

Garner

Town

Photo: Warren LeMay, CC0.

Garner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. Garner is situated 4½ miles east of Lake Wheeler Dam.

Boylan Heights

Neighborhood

Photo: Aigrette, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Boylan Heights is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Boylan Heights is situated 6 miles northeast of Lake Wheeler Dam.

Lake Wheeler Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Location: Swift Creek Township, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.69293° or 35° 41′ 35″ north

Longitude

-78.69417° or 78° 41′ 39″ west

Elevation

289 feet (88 metres)

Open location code

8773M8V4+58

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357792965

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

4474931

Wikidata ID

Q34875305

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In Other Languages

“Lake Wheeler Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lake Wheeler Dam”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Lake Wheeler Mobile Estates and Allen T Stevens.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Swift Creek near McCullars Crossroads and Pine Shelter.

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