Payne Branch

Payne Branch is a stream in Watauga County, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,271 feet. Payne Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Sorrento Skies, as well as near the neighborhood Blairmont.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tweetsie Railroad and Holmes Center.

Tweetsie Railroad

Theme park

Tweetsie Railroad is a family-oriented Wild West theme park located between Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States. The centerpiece of the park is a 3-mile ride on a train pulled by one of Tweetsie Railroad's two historic narrow-gauge steam locomotives.

Holmes Center

Stadium

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The George M. Holmes Convocation Center is an 8,325-seat multipurpose arena in Boone, North Carolina, United States, on the campus of Appalachian State University. Holmes Center is situated 2½ miles northwest of Payne Branch.

Daniel Boone Native Gardens

Garden

Daniel Boone Native Gardens, located in Boone, North Carolina, United States, has a collection of North Carolina native plants in an informal landscaped design. The gardens are open daily from May to October. Daniel Boone Native Gardens is situated 2 miles northwest of Payne Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boone and Blowing Rock.

Boone

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Boone is a town in Watauga County nestled in the North Carolina Mountains, part of Appalachia. It is the home of Appalachian State University and is the county seat.

Blowing Rock

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Blowing Rock is a town in Watauga and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census. The Caldwell County portion of Blowing Rock is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Watauga County portion is part of the Boone Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Payne Branch

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Watauga County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.18235° or 36° 10′ 57″ north

Longitude

-81.65399° or 81° 39′ 14″ west

Elevation

3,271 feet (997 metres)

Open location code

868W58JW+WC

GeoNames ID

4484318

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