Town of Highlands
Town of Highlands is a locality in Macon, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,842 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bridal Veil Falls and Edwards Hotel.
Bridal Veil Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Washuotaku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bridal Veil Falls is a 45-foot waterfall located in the Nantahala National Forest, northwest of Highlands, North Carolina. With a short curve of roadway located behind the falls, it had the distinction of being the only waterfall in the state that one could drive a vehicle under, however this has since been closed and is now used for pedestrian access only. Bridal Veil Falls is situated 2 miles northwest of Town of Highlands.
Edwards Hotel
Hotel
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hotel Edwards was a historic hotel building at Main and 4th Streets in Highlands, North Carolina. The main block of the hotel, a three-story brick structure, was built in 1935.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highlands.
Highlands
Photo: Diligent Terrier, BSD.
Highlands is a small mountain town in Macon and Jackson counties in the Mountains region of North Carolina on a plateau in the southern Appalachian mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest.
Town of Highlands
- Type: Locality with 924 residents
- Location: Macon, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.0539° or 35° 3′ 14″ northLongitude
-83.1977° or 83° 11′ 52″ westPopulation
924Elevation
3,842 feet (1,171 metres)Open location code
867R3R32+HWGeoNames ID
7171085
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