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The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663–1943. Raleigh: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1950. Reprint, Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1987. ISBN 0-86526-032-X; Powell, William S. The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1968. Reprint ...
Mount Mitchell, North Carolina – highest point in eastern United States at 6,684 feet Mount Washington, New Hampshire 44°16′13″N 71°18′12″W / 44.27028°N 71.30333°W / 44.27028; -71.30333 ( Mount Washington ) – highest point in northeastern United States at 6,288 feet (
It is the fifth-smallest county in North Carolina by total area. Polk County Elevation. The county's largest body of water is Lake Adger, located about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Columbus. Lake Adger is a reservoir formed by the damming of the Green River, which flows from west to east across the county. The northern extent of the river's ...
At 179°46' East (+179.7667) (in the Eastern Hemisphere), the easternmost tip of Semisopochnoi is, by longitude, the easternmost land location in the United States and North America. Semisopochnoi is located 14 minutes (0.2333 degrees) or 9.7 miles (15.6 km) west of the 180th meridian.
The Uwharries are North Carolina's easternmost mountain range; they are the lowest mountain range in the state. The Uwharries begin in Montgomery County, North Carolina and terminate in the hills of Person County, North Carolina. The highest point in the Uwharries is High Rock Mountain, which is only 1,119 feet (341.1 m) above sea level.
The exact location of the North Carolina marsh isn’t given in the popular book (now a movie), but we used a few clues to come up with our best guesses.
North Carolina border where it meets the Atlantic Ocean on Bird Island 34°41′57″N 83°21′14″W / 34.69917°N 83.35389°W / 34.69917; -83.35389 Georgia border in Lake Yonah southwest of Long Creek
The North American pole of inaccessibility is located at , about eleven miles southeast of the town of Kyle on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Bennett County, South Dakota, United States, 1650 km (1025 miles) from the nearest coastlines