Town Creek
Town Creek is a stream in Rowan, North Carolina. Town Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Trading Ford, as well as near Newton Heights.Places of Interest
Highlights include Buck Steam Station.
Buck Steam Station
Power station
The Buck Steam Station is a 369-MW formerly coal-fired electrical power plant, owned by Duke Energy. There are also three natural gas-fueled combustion turbines at the location that provide an additional 93 MW, and two natural gas-fueled combined cycle turbines are planned for the near future. Buck Steam Station is situated 2 miles north of Town Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Spencer and Lakeview.
East Spencer
Village
East Spencer is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,534 at the 2010 census. Originally called "Southern City" because of significance of the railway to the area, it was incorporated in 1901 as East Spencer. East Spencer is situated 2½ miles west of Town Creek.
Lakeview
Hamlet
Lakeview is an unincorporated community in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located along Interstate 85 at the North Carolina Highway 150 exit, 8.8 miles southwest of Lexington. Lakeview is situated 4½ miles north of Town Creek.
Salisbury
Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salisbury is a city in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. This town stemming back to the mid-18th century along Native American trade routes and transitioning through Revolutionary and Civil War and agricultural, industrial, and post-industrial times has a downtown quarter numbered with boutique shops and a popular transportation museum nearby.
Town Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rowan, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.67931° or 35° 40′ 46″ northLongitude
-80.38533° or 80° 23′ 7″ westElevation
620 feet (189 metres)Open location code
867XMJH7+PVGeoNames ID
4495328
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