Sandy Creek

Sandy Creek is a stream in Durham, North Carolina. Sandy Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Hickory Oaks, as well as near Hope Valley West.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leigh Farm and Charles E Jordan High School.

Leigh Farm

Park

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The Leigh Farm is a historic home and plantation complex located near Chapel Hill, Durham County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1834, and is a one-story, three-bay, frame dwelling with a broad gable roof. Leigh Farm is situated 2 miles south of Sandy Creek.

Charles E Jordan High School

School

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Charles E. Jordan High School is located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. It is one of seven high schools in Durham Public Schools. It is located on Garrett Road near Hope Valley Road in southwest Durham. Charles E Jordan High School is situated 2 miles south of Sandy Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blands and American Tobacco Historic District.

Blands

Suburb

Blands is an unincorporated community in southwestern Durham County, North Carolina, on the intersection of North Carolina Highway 751 and Stagecoach Road, at an elevation of 236 feet. Blands is situated 4½ miles south of Sandy Creek.

American Tobacco Historic District

Neighborhood

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The American Tobacco Historic District is a historic tobacco factory complex and national historic district located in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. American Tobacco Historic District is situated 5 miles northeast of Sandy Creek.

Durham

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Of the three cities that make up North Carolina's Research Triangle, Durham has traditionally been the one with the grittier, more working-class image.

Sandy Creek

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

35.95459° or 35° 57′ 17″ north

Longitude

-78.97584° or 78° 58′ 33″ west

Elevation

246 feet (75 metres)

Open location code

8773X23F+RM

GeoNames ID

4490187

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