Greensboro-High Point, NC

The Piedmont Triad is a metropolitan region, in what is mostly in the north-central area of the U.S. state of North Carolina anchored by three cities: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point.

Type: Economic region with 720,000 residents
Description: metropolitan area in North Carolina, United States
Also known as: “24660”, “Greensboro metro area”, “Greensboro metropolitan area”, “Greensboro-High Point metro area”, “Greensboro-High Point metropolitan area”, “Greensboro-High Point metropolitan statistical area”, “Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area”, “Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area”, “Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area”, and “Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Four Seasons Town Centre and J. Douglas Galyon Depot.

Four Seasons Town Centre

Shopping center

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Four Seasons Town Centre is a three-story shopping mall in Greensboro, North Carolina. Opened in 1974, it was the first enclosed shopping center in Greensboro.

J. Douglas Galyon Depot

Railway station

Photo: Rtjacob, CC BY 3.0.

J. Douglas Galyon Depot, also known as Greensboro station, is an intermodal transit facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Located at 236 East Washington Street in downtown Greensboro, it serves Amtrak passenger rail and is the city's main hub for local and intercity buses. J. Douglas Galyon Depot is situated 3 miles north of Greensboro-High Point, NC.

International Civil Rights Center and Museum

Museum

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.

The International Civil Rights Center & Museum is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Its building formerly housed the Woolworth's, the site of a nonviolent protest in the civil rights movement and is now a National Historic Landmark, as well as a part of the Downtown Greensboro Historic District. International Civil Rights Center and Museum is situated 3 miles north of Greensboro-High Point, NC.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greensboro.

Greensboro

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.

Greensboro is a city of almost 300,000 people in North Carolina. It is named after Nathanael Greene, a Patriot general who fought a battle here during the Revolutionary War.

Greensboro-High Point, NC

Category: metropolitan statistical area
Location: North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.0259° or 36° 1′ 33″ north

Longitude

-79.7916° or 79° 47′ 30″ west

Population

720,000

Elevation

778 feet (237 metres)

Open location code

878226G5+89

GeoNames ID

12213551

Wikidata ID

Q111440573

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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Greensboro-High Point, NC” goes by many names.

German: “Metropolregion Greensboro–High Point”
Slovenian: “metropolitansko statistično območje Greensboro - High Point v Severni Karolini”
Spanish: “area metropolitana de Greensboro-High Point”
Spanish: “área metropolitana de Greensboro-High Point”
Spanish: “Área metropolitana de Greensboro-High Point”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Woodlea and Woodlea Lakes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rounda Lake Dam and Greenbriar Mall.

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