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The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. Eastern Standard Time ( EST ) is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00 ).
Roaring Gap was established in 1890 as a summer resort by Elkin, North Carolina industrialist Alexander Chatham, one of the founders of the Chatham Manufacturing Company. The community derives its name from the noise the wind makes when rushing through the mountains located there. [ 2 ]
Dunn is the most populous city of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,263 at the 2010 census . [ 4 ] It is, along with Harnett County, part of the Anderson Creek , NC Micropolitan Statistical Area , which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary , NC Combined Statistical Area .
It is located along North Carolina Highway 226A (NC 226A) off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion and south of Spruce Pine. The elevation is 3,468 feet (1,057 m) above sea level. At this location, in 1909, the "Switzerland Company" was founded by North Carolina State Supreme Court Justice Heriot Clarkson to construct a resort ...
The Fearrington House Country Inn is one of only two AAA five-diamond facilities in the state, [13] earning the Five Diamond designation 15 years in a row, more times than any other accommodation in the Carolinas. [14] The Inn is also North Carolina's only five-star hotel, according to Mobil Travel Guide's annual rankings. [15]
It is bordered to the north by Conover and to the northwest by Hickory. Claremont is to the northeast, and Maiden is to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 13.8 square miles (35.8 km 2 ), of which 13.8 square miles (35.7 km 2 ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2 ), or 0.37%, is water.
Ok, so it’s more massive manor house than cutesy cottage, but if you’re pushing the boat out with a bigger group for your very own festive holiday, this incredible 17th-century Jacobean pile ...
Burnsville is a town that serves as the county seat of Yancey County, North Carolina, United States. [4] Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, sits in the shadow of Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in the Eastern Continental United States. The population was 1,612 at the 2020 census.