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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in North Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “Little Switzerland, NC” and “Little Switzerland, North Carolina”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spruce Pine.
Spruce Pine
Town
Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.
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 4½ miles north of Little Switzerland.
Little Switzerland
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States 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″ northLongitude
-82.09039° or 82° 5′ 25″ westElevation
3,468 feet (1,057 metres)Open location code
867VRWX5+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 154339328OpenStreetMap 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 (NC)”
- Volapük: “Little Switzerland (North Carolina)”
- Volapük: “Little Switzerland, NC”
- Volapük: “Little Switzerland, North Carolina”
- Volapük: “Little Switzerland”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Switzerland Post Office and Sandy Gap.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Little Switzerland”. Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.