Long Branch

Long Branch is a stream in Jackson, North Carolina. Long Branch is situated nearby to the village Cullowhee, as well as near Forest Hills.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium and Jackson County Airport.

Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium

Pitch

Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium is a 13,742-seat football stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It opened in 1974 and is home to the Western Carolina University Catamounts football team.

Jackson County Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: RichardKenni, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jackson County Airport is a small airfield situated on a ridge about three miles southeast of the town of Sylva, the county seat of Jackson County, North Carolina, United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cullowhee and Webster.

Cullowhee

Village

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Cullowhee is a census-designated place in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. It is located on the Tuckasegee River, and the permanent population was 7,682 at the 2020 census up from 6,228 at the 2010 census.

Webster

Town

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Webster is a town in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Webster had a population of 372. Webster was the first county seat of Jackson County, until Sylva assumed the role in 1913. Webster is situated 3 miles northwest of Long Branch.

Sylva

Photo: Nickbreedlove, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sylva is a mountain town located along the Plot Balsam Mountain chain of the North Carolina Mountains. Its artsy culture and music roots give the town its popular nickname of being “The New Orleans” of the Carolinas.

Long Branch

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Jackson, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.30843° or 35° 18′ 30″ north

Longitude

-83.18765° or 83° 11′ 16″ west

Elevation

2,096 feet (639 metres)

Open location code

867R8R56+9W

GeoNames ID

4476970

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