Owl Branch
Owl Branch is a stream in Swain, North Carolina. Owl Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Oconaluftee Indian Village, as well as near the village Birdtown.Places of Interest
Highlights include Oconaluftee Indian Village and Harrah’s Cherokee.
Oconaluftee Indian Village
Museum
Photo: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Oconaluftee Indian Village is a replica of an 18th-century eastern Cherokee community founded in 1952 and located along the Oconaluftee River in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.
Harrah’s Cherokee
Casino
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort is a casino and hotel on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina. It is owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and operated by Caesars Entertainment. Harrah’s Cherokee is situated 2 miles east of Owl Branch.
New Kituwah Academy
School
The New Kituwah Academy, also known as the Atse Kituwah Academy, is a private bilingual Cherokee- and English-language immersion school for Cherokee students in kindergarten through sixth grade, located in Cherokee, North Carolina, in the Yellow Hill community of the Qualla Boundary. New Kituwah Academy is situated 2½ miles northeast of Owl Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cherokee and Ravensford.
Cherokee
Photo: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cherokee is a town in the North Carolina Mountains within the Qualla Boundary, the proper name of the Cherokee Indian reserve.
Ravensford
Hamlet
Ravensford is an unincorporated community in Swain County, Western North Carolina. This is within the traditional homeland of the Cherokee people. In a survey and excavation project in the early 21st century, part of the community was found to have archeological resources that were thousands of years old, in addition to more recent historic materials related to the Cherokee people. Ravensford is situated 3 miles northeast of Owl Branch.
Wilmot
Hamlet
Wilmot is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Wilmot is located along U.S. Route 74, West of Dillsboro and East of Whittier. Wilmot is situated 5 miles south of Owl Branch.
Owl Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Swain, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.47454° or 35° 28′ 28″ northLongitude
-83.33432° or 83° 20′ 4″ westElevation
1,949 feet (594 metres)Open location code
867RFMF8+R7GeoNames ID
4483730
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