McDowell Nature Preserve
McDowell Nature Preserve, formerly known as McDowell Park, is a city park and nature preserve in southwestern Charlotte, North Carolina on the shores of Lake Wylie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: park in Mecklenburg County, Province of North Carolina, United States of America; geonames ID = 4478585
- Address: 15222 South York Road, Charlotte, NC 28278
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buster Boyd Bridge and Southwest Middle School.
Buster Boyd Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Fife Club, Public domain.
The Buster Boyd Bridge is a four-lane automobile bridge spanning the Catawba River/Lake Wylie between Lake Wylie, York County, South Carolina and Steele Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Southwest Middle School
School
Gaston County Schools is an American public school district in Gaston County, North Carolina. With 30,046 students enrolled in 56 schools as of the 2021–22 academic year, it is the tenth largest public school district in North Carolina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Wylie and Steele Creek.
Lake Wylie
Hamlet
Photo: Fife Club, Public domain.
Lake Wylie is a census-designated place in York County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,841 at the 2010 census. Lake Wylie is located on a peninsula along the shore of Lake Wylie, a reservoir that was named for Dr.
Steele Creek
Steele Creek is a neighborhood and major district in Charlotte. Steele Creek is located along Lake Wylie in the far southwest quadrant of Charlotte primarily bordered by Interstate 485 to the east and located south of the Charlotte Airport.
Tega Cay
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Tega Cay is a small city along the eastern shore of Lake Wylie west of the town of Fort Mill in the Olde English District of South Carolina. Tega Cay is a suburb of the major city of Charlotte and has experienced rapid growth over the past decade.
McDowell Nature Preserve
- Categories: park and recreation area
- Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.10603° or 35° 6′ 22″ northLongitude
-81.01699° or 81° 1′ 1″ westElevation
646 feet (197 metres)Operator
Mecklenburg County Park & RecOpen location code
867W4X4M+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 38619537OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
4478585Wikidata ID
Q49523541
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In Other Languages
“McDowell Nature Preserve” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “McDowell Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, North Carolina)”
- Cebuano: “McDowell Park”
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Highlights include Copperhead Island and Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery.
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