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  Highlands Cove - North Carolina
Highlands Cove is a prestigious mountain community tucked between the mountain hamlets of Highlands and Cashiers in western North Carolina.
Highlands Cove is a 430-acre sanctuary in the clouds — pristine terrain alive with mountain laurel, rhododendron, oaks, hemlocks, wildflowers and wildlife.
Purchase of a lot, condominium or home in the Highlands Cove community does not include rights to or grant use of the golf course or any golfing facilities, clubhouse, dining, tennis, swimming, ponds or other amenity shown or mentioned in any Highlands Cove material.
www.highlandscove.com   (276 words)

  
  Highlands, North Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Highlands is an incorporated town located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian mountains in Macon County, North Carolina (a small annexed portion also being in neighboring Jackson County).
Tourism in Highlands is mostly seasonal (generally March through November), with the community drawing Southerners from the oppressive heat and humidity of their flat-land Florida, Georgia, South Carolina.
Highlands owes its cooler weather to the fact that it straddles the Eastern Continental Divide, giving it a much higher elevation above mean sea level.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Highlands,_North_Carolina   (714 words)

  
 Scenic Highlands North Carolina
The Highlands area is blessed with a beauty that is seldom found in other areas of the country.
Highlands, at 4118 feet, is the highest incorporated municipality east of the Mississippi.
It is located on the Highlands Plateau in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern North Carolina, just north of a common boundary with South Carolina and Georgia.
www.scenichighlands.com /scenic_highlands.htm   (301 words)

  
 Highlands North Carolina Highlands nc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Highlands is in a section of the Blue Ridge Mountains region of the Smoky Mountains.
Highlands and the surrounding areas are known for their beauty and tranquility.
The climate in Highlands is cooler because of our high elevation (average town limits elevation is 4118 ft), d the large amount of rainfall we receive each year (usually between 70-90 inches), and the amount of forest lands that surround us.
www.chambersagency.net /index_2.htm   (898 words)

  
 Articles - Highlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Highland may refer to areas of New Guinea that are ecologically and ethnologically distinct from the lowland or coastal areas.
Highland Park is also a Scotch Whisky produced in the Orkney Islands, which are not part of either the administrative area of Highland nor the Scottish Highlands.
The Highland Pony is a breed of horse.
www.healwater.com /articles/Highlands   (219 words)

  
 Highlands, NC and Highlands, North Carolina real estate and businesses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Highlands Police Department is trained and equipped to handle police type emergencies, and the sheriff has deputies available for the area outside the town limits.
Highlands Biological Station is a summer graduate program of the University of North Carolina system, administered by Western Carolina University.
Highlands is situated on the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and is popular for the cool, summer weather, where it seldom gets over 82 F, even in the middle of the summer.
www.uscities.net /m-n/nc/highlands   (1616 words)

  
 Carolina Living - Mountains
Highlands is incorporated; Cashiers (pronounced CASH-ers) is not.
One regular was Confederate hero and South Carolina governor Wade Hampton, who hunted on the grounds of the High Hampton Inn.
The USC graduate and Lexington, SC native currently is managing editor of Sandlapper, The Magazine of South Carolina, for which she writes a column about the most popular restaurants in The Palmetto State.
www.carolinaliving.com /highlands/default.asp   (684 words)

  
 Highlands, North Carolina
Kelsey and Hutchinson were great promoters of Highlands by sending out pamphlets proclaiming that there was “no better climate in the world for health, comfort and enjoyment and superior fruit, farming and grazing lands”.
The pamphlets were successful in attracting people, and by 1883 Highlands had grown to a population of 300.
Highlands is a wonderful community located just 10 miles from downtown Cashiers, and sits at an elevation of 4,118 feet.
www.jdaviddunaway.com /highlands.html   (410 words)

  
 Judy Michaud- Highlands & Cashiers, North Carolina Real Estate
With its laid-back atmosphere, Highlands stands tall in the high country with surrounding mountains that soar to heights of more than 5,000 feet; and in July, our average daytime temperature is a cool 70 degrees.
The year round population of the Highlands area is about 4,500 and Cashiers is about 2,500, while in the summer the area swells to over 25,000 folks.
Highlands gives you a range of choices and somehow manages to nurture your spirit at the same time.
www.judymichaud.com /about.php   (689 words)

  
 Sherpa Guides | Georgia | Mountains | Highlands, North Carolina
The gneissic, oak ridge forest is dominated by white oak (formerly mixed with chestnut) with unusually abundant serviceberry as a subcanopy.
Both the north and south faces of Whiteside contain sheer cliffs ranging from 400 to 750 feet in height.
The north face, which receives less sunlight and more moisture, has a darker appearance due to the mosses and lichens that are able to grow in this more favorable environment.
www.sherpaguides.com /georgia/mountains/blue_ridge/eastern/highlands_nc.html   (2911 words)

  
 Highlands, North Carolina Bed and Breakfast - Highlands B&B from Pamela Lanier
Highlands, NC (Cashiers, NC) From our 4118 ft elevation, Mitchell's Lodge & Cottages has been a part of Highlands, NC history for over 63 years.
Highlands, NC On two acres in town with a mountain view from moderately priced rooms, spacious suites, private cottages.
Highlands, NC A perfect combination of romantic country charm and understated elegance, the 4-1/2 Street Inn offers a secluded sanctuary walking distance to town.
www.lanierbb.com /highlands-north-carolina-bed-breakfast.html   (226 words)

  
 Highlands North Carolina and Mountain Properties For Sale
Highlands is accessed from the East via the U.S. Hwy.64 and from the West North Carolina Hwy.
Highlands is situated on a high plateau of the Blue Ridge Mountains, at an elevation of approximately 4,000' just west of the main drainage divide of the eastern part of the continent.
The area is renowned for the diversity of its plant and animal life, and few regions outside the tropics offer such opportunities as the southern Blue Ridge for analytic and experimental work in ecology, systematics, and biogeography.
www.mountain-properties.com /highlands.htm   (269 words)

  
 Kelsey & Hutchinson Lodge, Highlands, North Carolina
Highlands is a unique mountain resort town located in the extreme Southwestern corner of North Carolina.
The year-round population of Highlands is approximately 3,000 while the summer population increases to about 26,000 people drawn here to enjoy the cool climate, sophisticated culture, and diversity of activities.
The Lodge, located two blocks from the boutiques and fine dining restaurants of Main Street Highlands, offers thirty-three rooms, all with private bathrooms, data ports and rocking chair front porches or balconies and most with gas fireplaces and whirlpools.
www.innsnorthamerica.com /nc/Hutchison.htm   (616 words)

  
 History of Highlands North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains
The mountain town of Highlands was incorporated in 1879.
Highlands is located at the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains at an average elevation of 4118 feet.
Summer residents and visitors continue to flock to Highlands to enjoy the beauty of the mountains and waterfalls, the cool weather, and the relaxed environment of this wonderful mountain community.
www.estateproperties.org /about_highlands.htm   (210 words)

  
 About Preferred Properties of Highlands - Highlands North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
North Carolina has standard "Bar Approved" and "Realtor Approved" forms that are easy to understand and with few exceptions are no more than a few pages long - a far cry from some states that literally have FEET of paperwork just to make an offer.
Highlands is one of few places that has no industrial growth or impact (other than the numerous retail shops and prosperous custom residential construction business).
Agency disclosure in North Carolina is mandatory and unless notified otherwise, real estate agents will, by default, represent the Seller in any given transaction.
www.ppoh.com /PPOH.htm   (814 words)

  
 Highlands North Carolina - Skyline Lodge
Highlands North Carolina...Highlands NC For a relaxing vacation in Highlands North Carolina, visit the skyline lodge.
Highlands North Carolina is a perfect location for a relaxing vacation.
All have generous wraparound balconies from which you can enjoy the peace of the forest and the mountain views as well as large stone fireplaces to warm the cool Highlands North Carolina evenings.
www.skyline-lodge.com /Entry/highlands_north_carolina.html   (601 words)

  
 Destination: Highlands, North Carolina
In Highlands, North Carolina, it's not what you do, but the simple pleasure of relaxation that makes a vacation fulfilling.
Highlands' history as a vacation retreat began in the mid-1880s, when it was touted as a health resort.
As in the 1800s, families with the requisite time and money relocate to Highlands in the summer and fall to escape the oppressive heat of the southern lowlands.
www.cnn.com /TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9704/highlands.nc   (288 words)

  
 Southern Accents: Highlands, North Carolina
Its remote location has protected Highlands since it was founded in 1875 by a couple of Kansas developers who "took a map in hand and drew a line from New York to New Orleans," writes local historian Ran Shaffner in Heart of the Blue Ridge: Highlands, North Carolina.
By 1931, according to Shaffner's research, Highlands' year-round population of 500 swelled to as many as 3,000 in the summer.
The historic Highlands Inn, where generations have rocked afternoons away on the Main Street porch, was built in 1880 and is one of several Highlands structures on the National Register of Historic Places.
www.southernaccents.com /accents/artandantiques/buying/article/0,14743,1210825,00.html   (503 words)

  
 Hampton Inn in Highlands North Carolina
A great land bridge connects it with the northern part of the North American continent, causing Canadian type plants to grow.
Hilton/Hampton frequent guests will find all of what is familiar to the brand but even more in terms of friendly mountain hospitality, and easy accessibility to all that our mountains have to offer.
Highlands, North Carolina, Hampton, inns, mountains, waterfalls, western, Blue Ridge Mountain, accommodations, lodging, cabins, cottages, chamber of commerce, hotels, rentals, fireplaces, mountains, rooms, suites, antiques, views, waterfalls, hiking
www.hamptoninn-highlands.com   (187 words)

  
 Highlands North Carolina Mountain Vacation Cabin For Rent
Highlands North Carolina Mountain Vacation Cabin For Rent
Newly remodeled 60 year-old mountain cabin at 4,500 feet in Highlands, NC.
This cabin sits atop 20 acres of private beautiful woods with a cool, clear creek running through the property.
www.brwd.com /Highland/index1.htm   (194 words)

  
 Highlands and Franklin in Macon County, Western North Carolina
The Highland's area of Macon County is a 4,000 foot plateau with dominating mountain peaks of bare granite and heath balds summits.
Highlands: you'll find the town to be top drawer, a beautiful town, door to door from one end of the street to the other.
This region of North Carolina produces Corundum and gem-quality rubies and sapphires from many mines scattered throughout the valley and mountain slopes.
www.theblueridgehighlander.com /macon_county_north_carolina/index.html   (1974 words)

  
 Highlands NC Bed and Breakfast, Western North Carolina Cabins in Smoky Mountains and Nantahala National Forest
Fire Mountain, one of the most unique and romantic mountaintop hideaways in America, is located a few miles outside the village of Highlands, North Carolina and is secluded on hundreds of mountaintop acres.
A few miles from Highlands and hidden (there are no signs) atop Fire Mountain, the stylish retreat offers airy rooms and cabins with champagne-colored walls, sailcloth draperies, and pencil-post, honey-pine beds.
The view from the balcony of Red Thunder was magnificent as we gazed at the Georgia, North Carolina mountains and took in the breathtaking sunsets.
www.firemt.com /media.html   (5255 words)

  
 Scenic Highlands Country Club Resort Vacation Community
It is believed that two frontier town developers, Samuel Kelsey and Clinton Hutchinson, drew a line on a map from New York to New Orleans and from Chicago to Savannah.
Because of the climate, clean air and natural beauty of the area, Highlands was promoted as a health retreat and summer resort.
ummer residents and visitors continue to flock to Highlands to enjoy the beauty of the mountains and waterfalls, the cool weather, and the relaxed environment of this wonderful mountain community.
www.scenichighlands.com   (200 words)

  
 North Carolina Hotels, Dining, & Entertainment - North Carolina's Industrial Highlands on NorthCarolina.com
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is one of the largest tobacco manufacturing towns left in the world.
The Industrial Highlands of North Carolina are the backbone of the
Carolina Crescent – an arc of industry that cuts a half circle through the farmlands along I-40 and I-85.
www.northcarolina.com /stories/triad.php   (1143 words)

  
 Junaluska Highlands, Waynesville, North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Central to the activities that provide a finer quality of life in North Carolina is Junaluska Highlands.
Outside Maggie Valley on 276 North of Cove Creek Mountain Road, enjoy the scenic drive to the remains of the settler's village, in the eastern section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
209 north and discover old country stores, unique shops, restaurants, a turn of the century church and spectacular views from elevations up to 5000 feet.
www.jhighlands.com /local.htm   (641 words)

  
 Highlands North Carolina Lodging - Cabin
Location: Highlands, Smoky Mountains, North Carolina, USA (ten miles up from Franklin; located on Lake Sequoyah)
Welcome to the most photographed home in Highlands, North Carolina.
Highland activities include incredible waterfalls throughout area, boating, hiking, fishing, country club and golf, tennis, horseback riding, live theater, fine restaurants, and churches.
www.vrbo.com /68458   (366 words)

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