Shafords Lake

Shafords Lake is a reservoir in Mitchell, North Carolina and has an elevation of 2,680 feet. Shafords Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Grassy Creek, as well as near the town Spruce Pine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spruce Pine and Little Switzerland.

Spruce Pine

Town

Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.

Spruce Pine is the largest town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,194 at the 2020 census. The Spruce Pine Mining District is one of the only places in the world where high-purity quartz can be found.

Little Switzerland

Hamlet

Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.

Little Switzerland is an unincorporated community in McDowell and Mitchell counties of North Carolina, United States. It is located along North Carolina Highway 226A off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion and south of Spruce Pine.

Shafords Lake

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Mitchell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.87841° or 35° 52′ 42″ north

Longitude

-82.06152° or 82° 3′ 42″ west

Elevation

2,680 feet (817 metres)

Open location code

867VVWHQ+99

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43781941

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

GeoNames ID

4490966

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Satellite Map

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