Thomas M. Winget Nature Preserve

Thomas M. Winget Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Thomas M. Winget Nature Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Chapel Cove, as well as near the hamlet Greycrest.

Places of Interest

Highlights include McDowell Nature Preserve and Southwest Middle School.

McDowell Nature Preserve

Nature reserve

McDowell Nature Preserve, formerly known as McDowell Park, is a city park and nature preserve in southwestern Charlotte, North Carolina on the shores of Lake Wylie.

Southwest Middle School

School

Gaston County Schools is an American public school district in Gaston County, North Carolina. With 30,046 students enrolled in 56 schools as of the 2021–22 academic year, it is the tenth largest public school district in North Carolina.

Buster Boyd Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Fife Club, Public domain.

The Buster Boyd Bridge is a four-lane automobile bridge spanning the Catawba River/Lake Wylie between Lake Wylie, York County, South Carolina and Steele Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Steele Creek and Lake Wylie.

Steele Creek

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Steele Creek is a neighborhood and major district in Charlotte. Steele Creek is located along Lake Wylie in the far southwest quadrant of Charlotte primarily bordered by Interstate 485 to the east and located south of the Charlotte Airport.

Lake Wylie

Hamlet

Photo: Fife Club, Public domain.

Lake Wylie is a census-designated place in York County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,841 at the 2010 census. Lake Wylie is located on a peninsula along the shore of Lake Wylie, a reservoir that was named for Dr.

Thomas M. Winget Nature Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.1294° or 35° 7′ 46″ north

Longitude

-81.0045° or 81° 0′ 16″ west

Operator

Mecklenburg County Parks & Recreation

Open location code

867W4XHW+Q6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1110096063

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Chapel Cove and Greycrest.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Thomas M. Winget Regional Park and Chapel Cove Clubhouse.

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