Penley Branch
Penley Branch is a stream in Watauga County, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,432 feet. Penley Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Ski Mountain, as well as near Echo Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Moses H. Cone Memorial Park and Tweetsie Railroad.
Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
Museum
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The Moses H. Cone Memorial Park is a country estate in honor of Moses H. Cone in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. It is on the Blue Ridge Parkway between mileposts 292 and 295 with access at milepost 294.
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. Tweetsie Railroad is situated 2 miles northeast of Penley Branch.
Green Park Inn
Hotel
Photo: G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Green Park Inn was a historic hotel located on the Eastern Continental Divide in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. The hotel was built in the 1880s and operated continuously until May 24, 2009, reopening after change of ownership and renovation on October 29, 2010. Green Park Inn is situated 2 miles south of Penley Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blowing Rock and Boone.
Blowing Rock
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.
Boone
Photo: Vlmastra, Public domain.
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.
Penley Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Watauga County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.14513° or 36° 8′ 43″ northLongitude
-81.66649° or 81° 39′ 59″ westElevation
3,432 feet (1,046 metres)Open location code
868W48WM+3CGeoNames ID
4484535
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Highlights include Bridge over US-321/221, Blue Ridge Parkway and Old Blowing Rock Water Supply Dam.
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