Sylva is an incorporated town located in central Jackson County, in the Plott Balsam Mountains of Western North Carolina, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 2,588.
Population: 2,588
Latitude: 35° 22' 25.36" N
Longitude: -83° 13' 33.53" W
The Plott Balsams are a mountain range in western North Carolina, in the southeastern United States. They are part of the Blue Ridge Mountain Province of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The Plott Balsams stretch from the city of Sylva in the Tuc…
Waterrock Knob is a mountain peak in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the highest peak in the Plott Balsams and is the 16th highest mountain in the Eastern United States.
Nikwasi (also spelled Nequasee, Nequassee, Nucassee, Noucassih, etc.) is a prehistoric archaeological site with a platform mound, constructed by the Mississippi culture about 1000CE. When the Cherokee migrated into the area about the 1500s, they set…
The Cullasaja /kuːlʌˈseɪdʒʌ/ River is a short river located entirely in Macon County, North Carolina. It is a tributary of the Little Tennessee River (and in turn the Tennessee River, Ohio River and Mississippi River), into which it flows near the c…
Smoky Mountain High School is a public high school located in Sylva, North Carolina.
The Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center is a 7,826-seat multi-purpose arena in Cullowhee, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, and is home to the Western Carolina University Catamounts basketball and volleyball teams. It is also named "THE LAI…
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Haywood County, North Carolina.
Lake Glenville is a reservoir located 8 miles from Cashiers, North Carolina. It was formed by the damming of the west fork of the Tuckasegee River in 1941. Between 1951 and 2002, it was officially known as "Thorpe Reservoir" after J. E. S. Thorpe, N…
Forest Hills is a village in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 365 at the 2010 census.
The Pride of the Mountains is the marching band of Western Carolina University and is widely considered one of the best bands in the nation for innovative performances.
Richland Balsam is a mountain in the Great Balsam Mountains in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Rising to an elevation of 6,410 feet (1,950 m), it is the highest mountain in the Great Balsam range and is among the 20 highest summits in the Appalach…
WBHN is a Classic Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bryson City, North Carolina, serving Bryson City and Swain County, North Carolina.
Jackson County Airport (FAA LID: 24A) is a small airfield situated on a ridge about three miles (5 km) southeast of the town of Sylva, the county seat of Jackson County, North Carolina. It is less than 1 mile west of the unincorporated town of Cullo…
Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium is a 13,742-seat football stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It opened in 1974 and is home to the Western Carolina University Catamounts football team. The field itself is named Bob Waters Field. The foo…
WWCU FM 90.5 is a radio station licensed to Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
WRGC is a Full Service formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Sylva, North Carolina, serving Western North Carolina.
WPFJ (1480 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format.
Balsam Gap (el. 3,316 ft (1,011 m)) is a mountain pass between the Plott Balsam Range to the northwest and the Great Balsam Mountains to the southeast on the county line dividing Haywood and Jackson counties in the U.S.