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Tyro is located in western Davidson County along North Carolina Highway 150. Neighboring communities include Reeds to the northeast on NC 150, Churchland to the southwest on NC 150, Linwood to the southeast, and the city of Lexington to the east. Located 6 miles (10 km) west of Tyro is Boone's Cave Park on the Yadkin River.
TYR sponsors many professional athletes; it dubs them Team TYR, [10] as well as the national swimming teams in the U.S. [11] and in Singapore. [12] In 2018, TYR bought the title rights to USA Swimming's domestic circuit, the Pro Swim Series.
The Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve is 1,092 acres (4.42 km 2) and lies North of Jockey's Ridge and east of Roanoke Sound. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974. [19] As in any other beach town, the ocean and shoreline are the major attractions, providing beaches for swimming, sunbathing, and a variety of water sports.
Advance is located in eastern Davie County. The Yadkin River forms the eastern edge of the CDP and is the Davidson County line. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km 2), of which 7.1 square miles (18.5 km 2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km 2), or 0.95%, is water. [3]
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Nebo Elementary School is located in the community. It serves children in kindergarten through fifth grade. The school was part of the last junior high system in the state of North Carolina which was replaced by the standard middle school model in the 2015–2016 school year. Before being incorporated as an elementary school, Nebo was a high ...
At ordinary water levels, Lake Lure covers approximately 720 acres (2.9 km 2) and has a shoreline of approximately 27 miles (43 km). [4] In 1928, the hydroelectric plant began generating electricity for the Blue Ridge Power Company, one of the companies taken over by Duke Power .
Chimney Rock is a village in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. [1] The population was 140 at the 2020 census. [3] The village took its name from a large gneiss outcrop located on a summit above the village itself in Chimney Rock State Park.