Long Creek
Long Creek is a stream in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Long Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Catawba Heights, as well as near Hutchinson.Places of Interest
Highlights include Belmont Abbey and Sloans Ferry Bridge.
Belmont Abbey
Church
The Abbey Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, informally known as the Belmont Abbey, is a Catholic Benedictine monastery and a Minor Basilica in Belmont, North Carolina, United States of America. Belmont Abbey is situated 2½ miles southwest of Long Creek.
Sloans Ferry Bridge
Bridge
The Sloans Ferry Bridge is a four-lane automobile bridge spanning the Catawba River/Lake Wylie between Belmont, in Gaston County, and Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County. The bridge carries US 29/US 74 and is utilized mostly by local traffic. Sloans Ferry Bridge is situated 2½ miles south of Long Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Holly and Belmont.
Mount Holly
Town
Photo: SunDawn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Charlotte Metro is a region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte in the Piedmont of the Southeastern United States.
Belmont
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Belmont is a small suburban city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, located about 9 miles east of Gastonia. The population was 15,010 at the 2020 census.
Mountain Island
Hamlet
Mountain Island is an unincorporated community in eastern Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. Not to be confused with the Charlotte neighborhood of the same name in Mecklenburg County. Mountain Island is situated 4 miles north of Long Creek.
Long Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Wiss Creek”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.27903° or 35° 16′ 45″ northLongitude
-81.00869° or 81° 0′ 31″ westElevation
568 feet (173 metres)Open location code
867W7XHR+JGGeoNames ID
4477070
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