Little Switzerland
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.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in North Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “Little Switzerland (NC)”, “Little Switzerland (North Carolina)”, “Little Switzerland, NC”, and “Little Switzerland, North Carolina”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spruce Pine.
Spruce Pine
Town
Little Switzerland
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: North Cove Township, McDowell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.84929° or 35° 50′ 57″ north
Longitude
-82.09039° or 82° 5′ 25″ west
Elevation
3,468 feet (1,057 metres)
Open location code
867VRWX5+PR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Volapük—“Little Switzerland” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Little Switzerland”
- Chinese: “小瑞士 (北卡羅萊納州)”
- Chinese: “小瑞士”
- Dutch: “Little Switzerland”
- German: “Little Switzerland”
- Irish: “Little Switzerland”
- Volapük: “Little Switzerland”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Strawberry Ridge and Osborne Knob.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Little Switzerland Post Office and Sandy Gap.
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