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⇱ Woodfin, Township of Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States

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Woodfin, Township of Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States


Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Region:Township of Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Latitude:35° 38' 0" N
Longitude:82° 34' 55" W
Lat/Long (dec):35.63344,-82.58207
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Elevation:645m
Population:6,349 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:4499850
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:4499850:5
GUID:0

Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Wilson Road Occurrence, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 35' 59" N82° 31' 0" W7.0km (4.3 miles)
Asheville meteorite, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 34' 59" N82° 31' 59" W7.1km (4.4 miles)
Alexander Mine, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 42' 8" N82° 39' 14" W10.1km (6.2 miles)
Leicester Chromite prospect, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 39' 12" N82° 41' 27" W10.1km (6.3 miles)
Leicester, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 39' 18" N82° 41' 46" W10.6km (6.6 miles)
Swannanoa River Occurrence, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 35' 59" N82° 26' 59" W12.5km (7.8 miles)
Enka Quarry, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 32' 30" N82° 40' 21" W13.1km (8.1 miles)
Lovin Feldspar Mine, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 45' 36" N82° 30' 58" W15.3km (9.5 miles)
Vermiculite Prospect (MRDS - 10224216), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 37' 56" N82° 24' 37" W15.5km (9.6 miles)
Stocksville Mica Mine (J. M. Buckner), Buncombe Mining District, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 46' 9" N82° 32' 16" W15.6km (9.7 miles)
Unnamed Allanite Occurrence (MRDS - 10026484), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 45' 41" N82° 30' 10" W15.9km (9.9 miles)
Big Ivy Mine, Madison County, North Carolina, USA35° 46' 34" N82° 36' 14" W16.0km (9.9 miles)
Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 35' 59" N82° 24' 12" W16.6km (10.3 miles)
Unnamed Sample Locality Occurrence (Part of Democrat Olivine Body Dunite; MRDS - 10026473), Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 46' 13" N82° 30' 26" W16.6km (10.3 miles)
Mars Hill deposit (Rev. Corn Monazite deposit), Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA35° 46' 59" N82° 34' 59" W16.7km (10.4 miles)
Morgan Hill Chromite Prospect (Morgan Hill Church Prospect), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 46' 18" N82° 30' 24" W16.8km (10.4 miles)
Mine No. 2, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 38' 18" N82° 23' 43" W16.9km (10.5 miles)
Ivy Creek No. 1 Occurrence, Madison County, North Carolina, USA35° 46' 59" N82° 37' 0" W17.0km (10.5 miles)
Mine No. 1, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 38' 5" N82° 23' 38" W17.0km (10.6 miles)
Mica Prospect (MRDS - 10126577), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 38' 27" N82° 23' 33" W17.2km (10.7 miles)
Unnamed Feldspar Occurrence (N. C. State Univ. Minerals Research Lab No. 4178; MRDS - 10026466), Madison County, North Carolina, USA35° 47' 15" N82° 35' 49" W17.2km (10.7 miles)
Unnamed Feldspar Occurrence (N. C. State Univ. Minerals Research Lab No. 4181; MRDS - 10026467), Madison County, North Carolina, USA35° 47' 21" N82° 33' 10" W17.5km (10.9 miles)
Unnamed Sample Locality & Nearby Trench Occurrence (Part of Democrat Olivine Body Dunite; MRDS - 10026478), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 46' 41" N82° 30' 5" W17.6km (11.0 miles)
N. C. Dept. of Transportation Crushed Stone Quarry, Madison County, North Carolina, USA35° 47' 23" N82° 32' 46" W17.7km (11.0 miles)
Unnamed Feldspar Occurrence (N. C. State Univ. Minerals Research Lab No. 4180; MRDS - 10026468), Madison County, North Carolina, USA35° 47' 23" N82° 32' 46" W17.7km (11.0 miles)
Arrowood Mine (Corner Spar Mine), Buncombe Mining District, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 46' 44" N82° 30' 3" W17.7km (11.0 miles)
Titanium Occurrence (MRDS - 10026482), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 47' 21" N82° 32' 16" W17.8km (11.1 miles)
Unnamed Talc Occurrence (MRDS - 10026475), Madison County, North Carolina, USA35° 47' 35" N82° 35' 49" W17.8km (11.1 miles)
Titanium Occurrence (MRDS - 10026479), Madison County, North Carolina, USA35° 47' 38" N82° 36' 45" W18.1km (11.2 miles)
Newfound Gap Olivine deposit, Canton-Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA35° 34' 35" N82° 46' 13" W18.2km (11.3 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 18.2 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 18.2 km)


Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Great Smoky Mountains Rift Basin, North America PlateBasin
Pedmontia, North America PlateAccretionary Complex
Piedmontia Domain, North America PlateDomain
USACountry
North Carolina, USAState
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USACounty
Southeastern United States, USAArea
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