Optimist Park
Optimist Park is a park in House Creek Township, Wake, North Carolina. Optimist Park is situated nearby to Sanderson High School, as well as near the swimming pool Optimist Pool.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanderson High School and Crabtree.
Sanderson High School
School
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Jesse O. Sanderson High School, is a co-educational 9–12 public high school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States in the Wake County Public School System. Sanderson High School is situated 350 feet south of Optimist Park.
Crabtree
Shopping center
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Crabtree is a shopping mall in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The mall spans 1,343,109 square feet of selling space, making it the largest mall in the Research Triangle area. As of 2025, the mall is anchored by Belk and Macy's. Crabtree is situated 2½ miles southwest of Optimist Park.
Ravenscroft School
School
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Ravenscroft School is a coed independent private school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school enrolls students between Pre-Kindergarten and 12th grade, and serves 1,254 students. Ravenscroft School is situated 1½ miles northeast of Optimist Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Hills and Millbrook.
North Hills
Neighborhood
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North Hills is a mixed use development located in Raleigh, North Carolina that includes stores, restaurants, entertainment, commercial offices, residential living and a continuing care retirement community. North Hills is situated 1½ miles south of Optimist Park.
Millbrook
Suburb
Millbrook, North Carolina, United States, was a village in Wake County at that time in the intersection of then Wake Forest Road and then Main Street, which is now part of East Millbrook Road. Millbrook is situated 2½ miles east of Optimist Park.
Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens
Neighborhood
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Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is a historic home and garden and national historic district located at Raleigh, North Carolina. The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937. Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is situated 5 miles south of Optimist Park.
Optimist Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: House Creek Township, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.86211° or 35° 51′ 44″ northLongitude
-78.64661° or 78° 38′ 48″ westOpen location code
8773V963+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 33087938OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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