Connemara
Connemara is a house in Henderson, North Carolina. Connemara is situated nearby to the reservoir Front Lake, as well as near Side Lake.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and McAlpine Mountain.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
McAlpine Mountain
Peak
McAlpine Mountain is a summit in Henderson County, North Carolina, in the United States. With an elevation of 2,923 feet, McAlpine Mountain is the 1673th highest summit in the state of North Carolina. The peak was named for Henry McAlpin, an early settler. McAlpine Mountain is situated 2 miles south of Connemara.
East Henderson High School
School
East Henderson High School is a public high school in East Flat Rock, North Carolina. The school was built in 1960. As of the 2016–2017 school year the student population was 905 with 64 classroom teachers. East Henderson High School is situated 2 miles northeast of Connemara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flat Rock and Hendersonville.
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.
Hendersonville
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Hendersonville is a small town just south of Asheville, North Carolina. Established in 1847, downtown Hendersonville is full of 19th and early 20th century architecture and has a friendly "Small Town, USA" feeling.
Balfour
Village
Balfour is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Balfour had a population of 1,335. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Balfour is situated 5 miles north of Connemara.
Connemara
- Type: House
- Also known as: “Carl Sandburg Home”
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, and residential building
- Location: Henderson, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.27143° or 35° 16′ 17″ northLongitude
-82.44721° or 82° 26′ 50″ westOpen location code
867V7HC3+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 326241117OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritage
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