North Carolina Gazetteer
Brittain Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Henderson County. The primary coordinates for Brittain Creek places it within the NC 28792 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Brittain Creek |
| Category: | North Carolina physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads on the NE slope of Long John Mountain, flows SE 3.2 km (2 mi) into Hendersonville, then NE to Mud Creek, 1.6 km (1 mi) S of Balfour. |
| History: | Named for James C Brittain who owned land along the stream and in 1841 made a donation of the land for the establishment of Hendersonville. |
| County: | Henderson County |
| Latitude: | 35.3387278 |
| Longitude: | -82.4673418 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Brittain Creek: Brittain Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Brittain Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Balfour, NC
(< 0.1 mile) Hendersonville, NC (1.4 miles SSE) Barker Heights, NC (2.4 miles SE) Laurel Park, NC (2.4 miles SW) Mountain Home, NC (2.7 miles NW) |
Valley Hill, NC
(3.1 miles SSW) East Flat Rock, NC (4.7 miles SSE) Flat Rock, NC (4.9 miles SSE) Horse Shoe, NC (5.1 miles W) Dana, NC (5.3 miles E) |
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Plantation Walk, NC
(< 0.1 mile) Druid Hills, NC (< 0.1 mile) Stoneycrest, NC (< 0.1 mile) Windor Hills, NC (< 0.1 mile) Country Acres, NC (< 0.1 mile) |
Pinehurst, NC
(< 0.1 mile) Terrace Gardens, NC (< 0.1 mile) Patton Park, NC (< 0.1 mile) Stone Brook, NC (1.4 miles WNW) Glenn Brook, NC (1.4 miles SSW) |
