Retention Pond

Retention Pond is a pond in White Oak Township, Wake, North Carolina. Retention Pond is situated nearby to Seagroves Farm Neighborhood Park / Town of Apex, as well as near Vintage Grove Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raleigh North Carolina Temple and Apex Senior High School.

Raleigh North Carolina Temple

Temple

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The Raleigh North Carolina Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Apex, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. It was the church's first in North Carolina and its 68th operating temple when it was dedicated in 1999. Raleigh North Carolina Temple is situated 2 miles west of Retention Pond.

Apex High School is a public high school in Apex, North Carolina, United States, and is part of the Wake County Public School System. It is on a 4x4 block scheduling system. Apex Senior High School is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Retention Pond.

Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve

Nature reserve

Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve is a joint project between the North Carolina state park system and Cary, Wake County, North Carolina in the United States. Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve is situated 2½ miles east of Retention Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apex and Cary.

Apex

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Apex is a town in Wake and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At its southern border, Apex encompasses the community of Friendship. In 1994, the downtown area was designated a historic district, and the Apex train depot, built in 1867, is designated a Wake County landmark.

Cary

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Cary is a town in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. It is primarily a fast-growing suburb of Raleigh, the state capital, but has developed some economic gravity of its own.

Holly Springs

Town

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Holly Springs is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 41,239, a 67% increase from 2010. Holly Springs is situated 5 miles south of Retention Pond.

Retention Pond

Type: Pond
Category: body of water
Location: White Oak Township, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.73052° or 35° 43′ 50″ north

Longitude

-78.82506° or 78° 49′ 30″ west

Open location code

8773P5JF+6X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 475891525

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Retention Pond and Seagroves Farm Neighborhood Park / Town of Apex.

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