North Carolina Gazetteer
Bear Brook is a physical feature (stream) in Buncombe County. The primary coordinates for Bear Brook places it within the NC 28711 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Bear Brook |
| Category: | North Carolina physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads 0.3 mi. N of Rainbow Gap, flows NW into Kitchen Branch. |
| History: | Named for black bears often seen around and in the stream. |
| County: | Buncombe County |
| Latitude: | 35.645461 |
| Longitude: | -82.29784 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Bear Brook: Bear Brook.
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 Bear Brook does not include property ownership information.
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