McDowell Nature Preserve

McDowell Nature Preserve, formerly known as McDowell Park, is a city and nature preserve in southwestern , on the shores of .
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  • 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.

Bridge
Photo: Fife Club, Public domain.
The is a four-lane automobile bridge spanning the / between , , and , , .

School
Gaston County Schools is an American public school district in . 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.

Hamlet
Photo: Fife Club, Public domain.
is a census-designated place in , United States. The population was 8,841 at the 2010 census. is located on a peninsula along the shore of , a reservoir that was named for Dr.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a neighborhood and major district in . 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.

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
is a small city along the eastern shore of Lake Wylie west of the town of in the of . is a suburb of the major city of and has experienced rapid growth over the past decade.

McDowell Nature Preserve

Latitude
35.10603° or 35° 6′ 22″ north
Longitude
-81.01699° or 81° 1′ 1″ west
Elevation
646 feet (197 metres)
Operator
Mecklenburg County Park & Rec
Open location code
867W4X4M+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38619537
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Geo­Names ID
4478585
Wiki­data ID
Q49523541
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Satellite Map

Discover McDowell Nature Preserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Copperhead Island and Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery.

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