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Banner Elk, Township of Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, United States


Alternative Names:Banner Elk, Banners Elk, Shawneehaw
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat Locality:Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Mindat.org Region:Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Region:Township of Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, United States
Latitude:36° 9' 47" N
Longitude:81° 52' 17" W
Lat/Long (dec):36.16318,-81.8715
KΓΆppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Elevation:1,128m
Population:1,138 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:4453688
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:4453688:2
GUID:66103b19-dfff-4dfc-9dc7-9f3cf6f4accf
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
May-Meade Quarry, Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 9' 0" N81° 50' 59" W2.4km (1.5 miles)
Beech Mountain, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 11' 3" N81° 52' 53" W2.5km (1.6 miles)
Dobbins Quarry, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 8' 43" N81° 51' 6" W2.7km (1.7 miles)
Granite Quarry (MRDS - 10297295), Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 8' 11" N81° 53' 14" W3.3km (2.0 miles)
Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10297999), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA36° 9' 59" N81° 49' 43" W3.8km (2.4 miles)
Giles Quarry (Wilson Quarry), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA36° 10' 50" N81° 49' 6" W5.2km (3.2 miles)
Schist Quarry (MRDS - 10272459), Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 11' 54" N81° 56' 15" W7.1km (4.4 miles)
Gold Prospect (MRDS - 10273134), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA36° 7' 52" N81° 48' 3" W7.3km (4.5 miles)
Buckeye Creek Prospect, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA36° 13' 52" N81° 54' 10" W8.1km (5.0 miles)
Grandfather Mountain, Linville, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 5' 42" N81° 49' 56" W8.4km (5.2 miles)
Feldspar Prospect (MRDS - 10200090), Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 6' 48" N81° 56' 32" W8.4km (5.2 miles)
Quartzite Quarry (MRDS - 10248630), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA36° 10' 5" N81° 46' 38" W8.5km (5.3 miles)
Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10126642), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA36° 14' 26" N81° 52' 56" W8.7km (5.4 miles)
Smoky No. 1 Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 8' 0" N81° 57' 53" W9.0km (5.6 miles)
Smoky No. 2 Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 8' 5" N81° 57' 55" W9.0km (5.6 miles)
Firmstone Magnetite prospect, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 8' 15" N81° 58' 5" W9.1km (5.7 miles)
Lee Johnson Prospects (Vale Prospects), Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 6' 26" N81° 56' 46" W9.1km (5.7 miles)
Blue Ridge Parkway, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 5' 36" N81° 48' 46" W9.4km (5.8 miles)
Cranberry Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 8' 22" N81° 58' 19" W9.4km (5.8 miles)
Grandfather Mountain Quarry, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 4' 54" N81° 49' 14" W10.1km (6.3 miles)
Quartzite Quarry (MRDS - 10175380), Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 5' 26" N81° 48' 8" W10.2km (6.3 miles)
Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10248258), Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 9' 21" N81° 59' 13" W10.4km (6.5 miles)
Cooper Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 8' 44" N81° 59' 11" W10.5km (6.5 miles)
Feldspar Prospect (MRDS - 10272698), Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 6' 38" N81° 58' 17" W10.7km (6.6 miles)
Ellers and Hardigraves Elk Park Magnetite Mines, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 9' 11" N81° 59' 23" W10.7km (6.6 miles)
Linville, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 3' 59" N81° 52' 13" W10.8km (6.7 miles)
Newland Prospect, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 4' 48" N81° 56' 7" W10.9km (6.8 miles)
Feldspar Prospect (MRDS - 10223933), Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 6' 26" N81° 58' 22" W11.0km (6.8 miles)
Montezuma, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 3' 51" N81° 54' 8" W11.3km (7.0 miles)
Linville Quarry, Avery County, North Carolina, USA36° 3' 37" N81° 53' 45" W11.6km (7.2 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Great Smoky Mountains Rift Basin, North America PlateBasin
Laurentides Domain, North America PlateDomain
USACountry
North Carolina, USAState
Avery County, North Carolina, USACounty
Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, USATown
Southeastern United States, USAArea
 
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