Swannanoa Hills
Swannanoa Hills is a neighborhood in Swannanoa Township, Buncombe, North Carolina. Swannanoa Hills is situated nearby to the locality Azalea, as well as near the neighborhood Parkway Forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Folk Art Center and Western North Carolina Nature Center.
Folk Art Center
Art gallery
Photo: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Folk Art Center is a museum of Appalachian folk art and crafts located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina. It also houses offices for three separate Parkway partners: the Southern Highland Craft Guild, the National Park Service, and Eastern National.
Western North Carolina Nature Center
Zoo
The Western North Carolina Nature Center is a 42-acre zoological park in Western North Carolina operated by the City of Asheville. It was originally opened in 1925 and known as Recreation Park Zoo, Craig Park Zoo, and Asheville City Zoo and housed a wide variety of native and non-native wildlife. Western North Carolina Nature Center is situated 1½ miles southwest of Swannanoa Hills.
Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center
Tourism office
Photo: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center is a tourism office, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Swannanoa Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Azalea and Swannanoa.
Azalea
Locality
Azalea is a populated place located within the city of Asheville, North Carolina in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.
Swannanoa
Village
Swannanoa is a census-designated place in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population 5,021 at the 2020 census up from 4,576 at the 2010 census. Swannanoa is situated 4 miles east of Swannanoa Hills.
Asheville
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The city of Asheville is a liberal, artsy community nestled between the Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains in Western North Carolina. A popular tourist destination, this "Paris of the South," has one of the most impressive, comprehensive collections of Art Deco architecture in the United States.
Swannanoa Hills
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Swannanoa Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.59289° or 35° 35′ 34″ northLongitude
-82.47151° or 82° 28′ 17″ westElevation
2,195 feet (669 metres)Open location code
867VHGVH+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 154339076OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4494222
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