Petersburg
Petersburg is an unincorporated community in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1168 feet at coordinates: 35° 42' 23.47" N, 81° 40' 15.35" W. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in North Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “Brittain Store”, “Petersburg, Burke County, North Carolina”, and “Petersburg, NC”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Robert Logan Patton High School and UNC Health Blue Ridge.
Robert Logan Patton High School
School
Robert L. Patton High School is a public high school in Morganton, North Carolina. It is a part of the Burke County Public Schools district.
UNC Health Blue Ridge
Hospital
UNC Health Blue Ridge is a not-for-profit hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina, United States, and serving Burke County, North Carolina. The hospital anchors UNC Health Blue Ridge system of healthcare providers that includes other facilities such as Valdese, Grace Ridge Retirement Community, Phifer Wellness Center and other physician practices. UNC Health Blue Ridge is situated 1½ miles northeast of Petersburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morganton and Drexel.
Morganton
Town
Photo: Ron Reiring, CC BY 2.0.
Morganton is a city in and the county seat of Burke County, North Carolina, United States. It is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the Catawba River. Morganton is situated 3 miles north of Petersburg.
Drexel
Village
Drexel is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,858 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Drexel is situated 5 miles northeast of Petersburg.
Petersburg
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Morganton Township, Burke County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.70652° or 35° 42′ 24″ northLongitude
-81.67093° or 81° 40′ 15″ westElevation
1,168 feet (356 metres)Open location code
867WP84H+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 154158365OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Petersburg” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “彼得斯堡 (北卡羅萊納州伯克縣)”
- Chinese: “彼得斯堡”
- French: “Petersburg”
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