Westwood
Westwood is a hamlet in Hendersonville, North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina. Westwood is situated nearby to the hamlet Pebble Creek, as well as near Crooked Creek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Osceola Lake Dam and Mineral and Lapidary Museum.
Mineral and Lapidary Museum
Museum
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The Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County is a non-profit, volunteer-run museum in Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States, founded in 1997 at 400 North Main Street in the middle of the city's Historic District. Mineral and Lapidary Museum is situated 1½ miles north of Westwood.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Protected area
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, located at 81 Carl Sandburg Lane near Hendersonville in the village of Flat Rock, North Carolina, preserves Connemara, the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Carl Sandburg. Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is situated 2 miles southeast of Westwood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flat Rock and Balfour.
Flat Rock
Village
Flat Rock is a village in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,114 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Flat Rock is situated 2 miles southeast of Westwood.
Balfour
Village
Balfour is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,187 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Balfour is situated 3½ miles north of Westwood.
Mountain Home
Village
Mountain Home is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,622 at the 2010 census, up from 2,169 in 2000. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Mountain Home is situated 5 miles north of Westwood.
Westwood
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.29345° or 35° 17′ 36″ northLongitude
-82.46956° or 82° 28′ 10″ westElevation
2,182 feet (665 metres)Open location code
867V7GVJ+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 154316859OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4498463
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