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Star is known as the geographic center of North Carolina as measured via satellite, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. A plaque marking the exact center was placed at 35°23′59″N 79°46′00″W (35.399756, -79.766613). [4] The plaque is on private land and not open to visitors. [5]
Lake Waccamaw State Park. / 34.25944°N 78.46806°W / 34.25944; -78.46806. Lake Waccamaw State Park is a North Carolina state park in Columbus County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located near the town of Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, it covers 2,398-acre (9.70 km 2 ), [3] along the shores of Lake Waccamaw, a Carolina bay.
Designated. 1974. Mount Mitchell State Park is a 4,789-acre (1,938 ha) [1] North Carolina state park in Yancey County, North Carolina in the United States. Established in 1915 by the state legislature, it became the first state park of North Carolina. By doing so, it also established the North Carolina State Parks System within the same bill ...
coast of North Carolina. Moores Creek National Battlefield. October 15, 1966. 34°27′29″N 78°06′34″W. / 34.45806°N 78.10944°W / 34.45806; -78.10944 ( Moores Creek National Battlefield) Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail. September 1980. 36°20′55″N 82°12′38″W / . 36.348720°N 82.210688°W.
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area. / 35.73694°N 79.01694°W / 35.73694; -79.01694. Jordan Lake State Recreation Area is a North Carolina state park spanning Chatham County, and Wake County, North Carolina. It comprises 4,558 acres (18.45 km 2) [1] of woodlands along the shores of 13,940-acre (56 km 2) Jordan Lake .
Established. 1975. Named for. Stone Mountain. Governing body. North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. Website. www .ncparks .gov /stone-mountain-state-park. Stone Mountain State Park is a 14,353-acre (58.08 km 2) [2] North Carolina state park in Alleghany County and Wilkes County, North Carolina .
U.S. National Natural Landmark. Designated. 1974. Mount Jefferson State Natural Area is a 1,188-acre (4.81 km 2) [2] North Carolina state park in Ashe County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Jefferson, North Carolina, it includes the peak of Mount Jefferson, named for Thomas Jefferson and his father Peter, who owned land ...
Falls Lake State Recreation Area. / 36.01667°N 78.69583°W / 36.01667; -78.69583. Falls Lake State Recreation Area is a North Carolina state park in Durham and Wake counties, North Carolina in the United States. Near Wake Forest, North Carolina, it covers 5,035 acres (20.38 km 2) [1] along the shores of 12,410-acre (50.2 km 2) Falls Lake .