McGregor Downs Lake

McGregor Downs Lake is a reservoir in Wake, North Carolina. McGregor Downs Lake is situated nearby to the neighborhood MacGregor Downs, as well as near Churchill Downs.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve and Food Lion.

Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve

Nature reserve

Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve is a joint project between the North Carolina state park system and Cary, Wake County, North Carolina in the United States.

Food Lion

Supermarket

Photo: Specious, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Food Lion is an American regional supermarket chain headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina, that operates over 1,000 supermarkets in 10 states: Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Food Lion is situated 2 miles north of McGregor Downs Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cary and Apex.

Cary

Photo: Yassie, CC BY 2.5.

Cary is a town in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. It is primarily a fast-growing suburb of Raleigh, the state capital, but has developed some economic gravity of its own.

Apex is a town in Wake and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At its southern border, Apex encompasses the community of Friendship. In 1994, the downtown area was designated a historic district, and the Apex train depot, built in 1867, is designated a Wake County landmark.

Morrisville

Town

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.

Morrisville is a town located primarily in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was 29,630. Morrisville is part of the Research Triangle metropolitan region, located midway between the cities of Raleigh and Durham. Morrisville is situated 6 miles north of McGregor Downs Lake.

McGregor Downs Lake

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.74515° or 35° 44′ 43″ north

Longitude

-78.7914° or 78° 47′ 29″ west

Elevation

400 feet (122 metres)

Open location code

8773P6W5+3C

GeoNames ID

4478629

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Satellite Map

Discover McGregor Downs Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as MacGregor Downs and Churchill Downs.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include McGregor Downs Lake Dam and MacGregor Downs Lake.

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