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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sanderson High School and Ravenscroft School.

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.

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 was a village in Wake County, North Carolina. Growth of Raleigh suburbs in the mid to late twentieth century swallowed up the village. Millbrook High, Middle, and Elementary school in Raleigh are named after the village. 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 located at Oberlin Village in 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
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Latitude

35.86211° or 35° 51′ 44″ north

Longitude

-78.64661° or 78° 38′ 48″ west

Open location code

8773V963+R9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 33087938

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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