Oakton

Oakton is a neighborhood in Swift Creek Township, Wake, North Carolina. Oakton is situated nearby to the neighborhood Penny Land, as well as near Olde Mill Forest.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yates Mill.

Yates Mill

Historic building

Photo: Jmturner, Public domain.

Yates Mill is a fully restored, circa 1756 gristmill located five miles south of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It is the centerpiece of Historic Yates Mill County Park, in central Wake County.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boylan Heights and Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens.

Boylan Heights

Neighborhood

Photo: Aigrette, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Boylan Heights is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city. Boylan Heights is situated 4½ miles northeast of Oakton.

Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens

Neighborhood

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

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 northeast of Oakton.

Raleigh

Photo: Jmalljmall, Public domain.

The capital of North Carolina and the largest city of the Research Triangle, Raleigh is the primary political and economic driver of the metro area. Indeed, business and politics are the main draws to Raleigh, which lacks the more trendy feel or active arts scene of Durham or Chapel Hill to the west.

Oakton

Type: Neighborhood
Categories: residential area and locality
Location: Swift Creek Township, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.72489° or 35° 43′ 30″ north

Longitude

-78.70618° or 78° 42′ 22″ west

Open location code

8773P7FV+XG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 337222249

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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