Pole Creek

Pole Creek is a hamlet in Upper Hominy Township, Buncombe, North Carolina. Pole Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Jugtown, as well as near the neighborhood Candler Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Pisgah Academy.

Mount Pisgah Academy

School

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Mount Pisgah Academy is a four-year secondary education boarding and day school located in Candler, North Carolina, United States, near Asheville. The academy is named after the Mount Pisgah of biblical reference as well as its proximity to Mount Pisgah in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Mount Pisgah Academy is situated 2 miles east of Pole Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Candler and Enka.

Candler

Village

Candler is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on North Carolina Highway 151 and U.S. Routes 19, 23, and 74 Business, at an elevation of 2,122.7 feet. Candler is situated 2 miles southeast of Pole Creek.

Enka

Quarter

Enka is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on U.S. Routes 19, 23, and 74 Business near the interchange of Interstates 26, 40, and 240. It has a post office with the ZIP code 28728. Enka is situated 3½ miles east of Pole Creek.

Coburn

Locality

Coburn is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Coburn is located along US 74, West of Candler and East of Canton. At one time, Coburn was a whistle stop for the Southern Railway on the Murphy Branch. Coburn is situated 3½ miles southwest of Pole Creek.

Pole Creek

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Upper Hominy Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.56566° or 35° 33′ 56″ north

Longitude

-82.70735° or 82° 42′ 27″ west

Elevation

2,234 feet (681 metres)

Open location code

867VH78V+73

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154397049

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4486044

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