Elk Creek
Elk Creek is a residential area in Avery, North Carolina. Elk Creek is situated nearby to Banner Elk Seventh-Day Adventist Church, as well as near the sports venue Fred I. Dickerson Athletic Complex.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sugar Mountain and Peak Mountain.
Sugar Mountain
Peak
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Sugar Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country and wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 5,236 feet and is split along the Eastern Continental Divide, generating feeder streams for the Linville, Elk, and North Toe rivers. Sugar Mountain is situated 2 miles south of Elk Creek.
Peak Mountain
Peak
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Peak Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, near the town of Seven Devils. It is known by several other names such as Tynecastle Peak, Invershiel Peak and Dunvegan Peak. Peak Mountain is situated 2 miles southeast of Elk Creek.
Elk River Airport
Aerodrome
Elk River Airport is a private-use airport located 2 nautical miles west of the central business district of Banner Elk, a town in Avery County, North Carolina. Elk River Airport is situated 2 miles northwest of Elk Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Banner Elk and Sugar Mountain.
Banner Elk
Town
Banner Elk is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Banner Elk had a population of 1,049. Banner Elk is home to Lees–McRae College.
Sugar Mountain
Village
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Sugar Mountain is a village in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The village is located on Sugar Mountain's north slope. The population was 371 at the 2020 census.
Grandfather
Village
Grandfather is a village in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. It is the namesake of Grandfather Mountain. The village is a fully gated community within Grandfather Golf and Country Club, located along NC 105. Grandfather is situated 3½ miles south of Elk Creek.
Elk Creek
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Avery, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.1487° or 36° 8′ 55″ northLongitude
-81.86499° or 81° 51′ 54″ westOpen location code
868W44XP+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 907798555OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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