Greycrest
District of Steele Creek
North Carolina - United States

Lake Wylie, South Carolina

Lake Wylie also known as Lake Wylie Township is a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,841 at the 2010 census. Lake Wylie is located on a peninsula along the shore of Lake Wylie, a reservoir that was named for Dr. W. Gil Wylie in 1960.

Located at 35.1061, -81.0569 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Census-designated places in South Carolina, Populated places in York County, South Carolina

Carowinds

Carowinds is a 398-acre amusement park, located adjacent to Interstate 77 on the border between North and South Carolina, in Charlotte and Fort Mill, respectively. The park opened on March 31, 1973, at a cost of $70 million. This was the result of a four-year planning period spearheaded by Charlotte businessman Earl Patterson Hall, who was inspired to build the park by a 1956 trip to Disneyland and a dream of bringing the two states closer together.

Located at 35.1043, -80.9397 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Knights Stadium

Knights Stadium is the home of the International League's Charlotte Knights, the AAA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. It was opened in 1990 and seats 10,002 fans. The park is actually across the state line from Charlotte, North Carolina in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Knights Stadium is easily accessible from Interstate 77. Exit 88 (Gold Hill Road) connects the expressway with the stadium.

Located at 35.0525, -80.9544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Robert S. Johnson

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Samuel Johnson (February 21, 1920 – December 27, 1998) was a USAAF fighter pilot during World War II. He is credited with scoring 27 victories during the conflict flying a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Robert S. Johnson was the first USAAF fighter pilot in the European theater to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I score of 26 victories.

Located at 35.1135, -81.0651 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Thunder Road (roller coaster)

Thunder Road is a wooden roller coaster located at the Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina. Thunder Road is a racing roller coaster, featuring two individual tracks that parallel each other. The design of the ride was based upon Rebel Yell, another wooden racing coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. The coaster is built on the Carolinas state line. Riders have the option to choose which side, North Carolina or South Carolina they would like to ride on.

Located at 35.1004, -80.9426 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Nighthawk (roller coaster)

Nighthawk is a steel flying roller coaster built by Vekoma at Carowinds in Charlotte. North Carolina. It originally opened as Stealth at Paramount's Great America on April 1, 2000. Stealth was the first flying roller coaster of its kind in the world. Paramount closed the ride in 2003 after deciding to relocate the roller coaster. It reopened as BORG Assimilator – the first coaster in the world to be themed to Star Trek – at Carowinds on March 20, 2004.

Located at 35.1028, -80.9417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roller coasters in South Carolina, Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair, Roller coasters introduced in 2004, Carowinds

Eastern Air Lines Flight 212

Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 was an Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-9-31, carrying 78 passengers and four crew, operating as a scheduled flight from Charleston, South Carolina to Chicago, Illinois, with an intermediate stop in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the morning of September 11, 1974, while conducting an instrument approach in dense ground fog into Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, the aircraft crashed just short of the runway, killing 71 on board.

Located at 35.1539, -80.9261 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Hurler (roller coaster)

Hurler is the name of two wooden roller coasters at Cedar Fair's Carowinds and Kings Dominion parks. Both coasters opened in the same year, 1994. Built by International Coasters Inc. , the coasters both have exactly the same design, with exactly the same statistics.

Located at 35.1057, -80.943 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Carowinds, Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair, Kings Dominion, Roller coasters in North Carolina, Roller coasters in Virginia, Roller coasters introduced in 1994

Boomerang Bay (Carowinds)

Boomerang Bay is a water park at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and is included with the price of admission to Carowinds.

Located at 35.1043, -80.9397 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cedar Fair water parks, Water parks in North Carolina, Water parks in South Carolina

Woodstock Express (Carowinds)

Woodstock Express is a wooden roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was formerly named after the Nickelodeon cartoon The Fairly OddParents. Though containing all of the elements of a "full-size" or standard wooden roller coaster, its short drop heights, slower speed, gently curving layout and short track length lead to its mistaken identity as a 'junior roller coaster'.

Located at 35.101, -80.9394 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Steele Creek (Charlotte neighborhood)

Steele Creek is primarily considered to be a community and neighborhood in the southwestern part of Mecklenburg County in North Carolina. It is generally defined geographically by the original boundaries of Steele Creek Township. Most of Steele Creek is within the city limits of Charlotte but the areas that have not yet been annexed are also recognized as a Township of North Carolina.

Located at 35.1345, -80.9785 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Charlotte, North Carolina, Annexed places in North Carolina

Olympic Community of Schools

Olympic Community of Schools is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is one of 19 high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) system. It joined the Coalition of Essential Schools in 2005 with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and has split into 5 small, theme-based schools.

Located at 35.1579, -80.9523 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ricochet (roller coaster)

Ricochet is a wild mouse roller coaster located at Carowinds and Kings Dominion amusement parks. It is located in the Carolina Boardwalk section at Carowinds and The Grove section at Kings Dominion. Both opened for the 2002 season.

Located at 35.1042, -80.9428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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The Art Institute of Charlotte

The Art Institute of Charlotte is one of The Art Institutes, a system of more than 45 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing education in design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts. The Art Institutes system is a subsidiary of Education Management Corporation, which is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Located at 35.1836, -80.9264 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Southwest Middle School (Gastonia, North Carolina)

Southwest Middle School is a public middle school in the Gaston County Schools school district located in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States.

Located at 35.1078, -80.9897 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Public middle schools in North Carolina, Schools in Gaston County, North Carolina

Carolina Cyclone

The Carolina Cyclone is a roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina and Fort Mill, South Carolina. The Carolina Cyclone, built in 1980 by world renowned coaster builders Arrow Dynamics, was the first ride featuring 4 inversions, two loops and two corkscrews. The Carolina Cyclone is still running after 30 years. The coaster was repainted for the 2010 season.

Located at 35.1042, -80.9436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roller coasters in North Carolina, Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair, Roller coasters introduced in 1980, Carowinds

Vortex (Carowinds)

Vortex is a steel stand-up roller coaster at Carowinds that was built during the last year before Paramount bought the park in the year 1992. This ride, which was unusual at its time, officially opened on March 14, 1992, on the former site of the Carolina Speedway miniature car ride. Vortex was Bolliger & Mabillard's 3rd coaster and contains a loop and a corkscrew element in its small circuit.

Located at 35.1036, -80.9416 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Flying Super Saturator

Flying Super Saturator was a water ride and suspended roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park, which lies on the border of North and South Carolina. Flying Super Saturator was the first roller coaster of its kind, allowing riders to dump 4-gallon payloads of water on those Carowinds patrons who venture underneath the coaster's track.

Located at 35.1027, -80.9431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Amusement rides that closed in 2008, Carowinds, Roller coasters introduced in 2000, Defunct roller coasters

Carolina Goldrusher

The Goldrusher is a steel roller coaster made by Arrow Dynamics of Mountain View, California United States. The coaster is located in Carolina Boardwalk area of Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the park's first roller coaster and one of only 3 original rides that still operate in the park today.

Located at 35.1025, -80.942 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Afterburn (roller coaster)

Afterburn is a steel inverted roller coaster at Carowinds. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, the roller coaster stands 144 feet in height and reaches speeds of 62 miles per hour . When Afterburn opened in 1999, it was named Top Gun: The Jet Coaster.

Located at 35.1002, -80.9412 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Carolina Cobra

Carolina Cobra is a steel Vekoma boomerang roller coaster located at Carowinds. It was the first roller coaster addition to Carowinds since the park's purchase by Cedar Fair from Paramount Parks. It was previously located at Geauga Lake from 1996-2007.

Located at 35.1026, -80.9429 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roller coasters in North Carolina, Roller coasters introduced in 2009, Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair, Carowinds, Boomerang roller coasters

The Art Institute of Raleigh–Durham

The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham – The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham is owned by The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham, Inc. The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Art Institutes International, LLC. The Art Institutes International, LLC through two intermediary limited liability companies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Education Management Corporation. The Art institute of Raleigh-Durham, a branch of The Art Institute of Charlotte.

Located at 35.1836, -80.9264 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Intimidator (roller coaster)

Intimidator is a steel roller coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard at Carowinds in both North and South Carolina. The roller coaster is located in the Carowinds Plaza section of the park. Intimidator is the thirteenth roller coaster installed at Carowinds and is located near the entrance of the theme park. It is currently one of the tallest, fastest and longest roller coasters in the Southeast with a 232-foot lift hill, a top speed of 80 miles per hour and a track length of 5,316 feet .

Located at 35.1011, -80.9381 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Flying Ace Aerial Chase

Flying Ace Aerial Chase is a steel roller coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio and Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. The ride is a Suspended Family Coaster built by Vekoma designed specifically for families. It is based on the Snoopy and the Red Baron saga, and was first themed to the Rugrats episode, Runaway Reptar.

Located at 35.1021, -80.9407 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie

Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie (formerly known as Taxi Jam and Hey Arnold's Taxi Chase) is a steel roller coaster at Carowinds.

Located at 35.1011, -80.9388 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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