Big Rock Nature Preserve
The Big Rock Nature Preserve is a nature preserve and park with a natural rock shelter in Charlotte, North Carolina. Big Rock is known for its "very big and quite significant rocks" which are the largest known exposed boulders in Mecklenburg County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: park in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Also known as: “Big Rock Nature Reserve”
- Address: 6500 Elmstone Drive, Charlotte, NC 28277
Places of Interest
Highlights include Calvary Church and Charlotte Catholic High School.
Calvary Church
Church
Calvary Church is a non-denominational church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Rev. John H. Munro, M.Th, D.Min, has served as senior pastor since 2006.
Charlotte Catholic High School
School
Charlotte Catholic High School is a four-year private, Catholic college preparatory high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. CCHS was founded in 1955.
James A. Blakeney House
House
The James A. Blakeney House is a historic house located near Providence, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1905–1906, and is a two-story, three-bay, Colonial Revival style frame farmhouse with a one-story rear kitchen wing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballantyne and Pineville.
Ballantyne
Photo: City Dweller 2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballantyne is a sprawling suburb on the southern boundary of Charlotte. Having risen out of farmland 20 years ago, it has been recognized as one of the most successful master-planned communities in the Southeast.
Pineville
Photo: Deshort, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pineville is a suburban town located in south-central North Carolina. Though it maintains its traditional town center, it is one of the most rapidly-growing suburbs of Charlotte. Pineville is, by residential population, the smallest town in Mecklenburg County.
Quail Hollow
Suburb
Quail Hollow is a neighborhood in south Charlotte roughly located in between Park Road and Carmel Road, south of Dilworth and north of Ballantyne and Pineville.
Big Rock Nature Preserve
- Categories: forest and recreation area
- Location: Sandy Ridge Township, Union County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.0621° or 35° 3′ 44″ northLongitude
-80.8291° or 80° 49′ 45″ westOpen location code
867X356C+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 556156930OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q123663377
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