North Carolina

North Carolina (ⁱ/ˌnɔːrθ kærəˈlaɪnə/) is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. North Carolina is the 28th most extensive and the 9th most populous of the 50 United States. North Carolina is known as the Tar Heel State and the Old North State.

North Carolina is composed of 100 counties. Its two largest metropolitan areas are among the top ten fastest-growing in the country: its capital, Raleigh, and its largest city, Charlotte. In the past five decades, North Carolina's economy has undergone a transition from reliance upon tobacco, textiles, and furniture-making to a more diversified economy with engineering, energy, biotechnology, and finance sectors.

North Carolina has a wide range of elevations, from sea level on the coast to 6,684 feet (2,037 m) at Mount Mitchell, the highest point in North America east of the Mississippi River. The climate of the coastal plains is strongly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the state falls in the humid subtropical climate zone. More than 300 miles (500 km) from the coast, the western, mountainous part of the state has a subtropical highland climate.

North Carolina (disambiguation)

North Carolina may refer to:

See also

North Carolina wine

North Carolina wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Wine has been produced in the area since the early days of European colonization in the 17th century. Wine growers in North Carolina were the first to cultivate a native American grape variety, the Scuppernong, which produces a sweet wine, examples of which are still being made in the state. Most wine produced in North Carolina since the year 2000 is made from Vitis vinifera grape varieties, although French hybrid and Vitis labrusca varieties remain common.

Wine industry

North Carolina ranks tenth in both grape and wine production in the United States. The state's wine industry continues to expand, and today is one of the United States’ five most visited state destinations for wine and culinary tourism. In 2007, North Carolina contained 55 wineries and 350 vineyards. By 2011, this had grown to more than 100 wineries and more than 400 vineyards.

See also

North Carolina Highway 400

North Carolina Highway 400 (NC 400) is the shortest primary state highway in North Carolina. It is 0.63 miles (1.01 km) long and is entirely within the town of Manteo, North Carolina on Roanoke Island. The route traverses from its western terminus at U.S. Route 64 to the Elizabeth II vessel (State Historic Site) docked on Ice Plant Island, located in Shallowbag Bay. Unlike other state routes, all of the NC 400 markers have brown recreational backgrounds. The route is split among two one-way streets: eastbound and westbound.

Route description

NC 400 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 64 in the community of Manteo, North Carolina. The route begins as a pair of one-way street, with NC 400 heading eastbound along Fernando Street and westbound along Ananias Dare Street. The eastbound direction heads through a residential portion of Manteo, running along Fernando Street, turning northward at an intersection with Queen Elizabeth Street, where it heads to Ananias Dare Street, meeting with the westbound alignment of NC-400. There, the now two-way street heads eastward as Festival Park, crossing Dough's Creek and entering the Roanoke Waterfront, where the Elizabeth II, a ship declared historic by the state of North Carolina, is docked. This also serves as the eastern terminus of NC 400.

List of highways numbered 400

The following highways are numbered 400:

Canada

Ontario Highway 400

Japan

Japan National Route 400

Turkey

, a west-east state road in Turkey running from Datça, Muğla Province to Esendere at the Iranian border.

United States

U.S. Route 400

Arkansas Highway 400

Florida State Road 400

Georgia State Route 400

Louisiana Highway 400

Nevada State Route 400

New York State Route 400

County Route 400 (Erie County, New York)

North Carolina Highway 400

Tennessee State Route 400

Texas State Highway Spur 400

Farm to Market Road 400

Virginia State Route 400

• Virginia State Route 400 (former)

Arkansas Highway 400

Arkansas Highway 400 (AR 400), also known as Shepherd Springs Road, is a short state highway in Crawford County. At just over 2 miles (3.2 km), it serves as the entrance road for Lake Fort Smith State Park from U.S. Route 71.

Route description

Highway 400 begins at U.S. Route 71 northeast of Chester. The route passes through the rugged terrain of the Ozark National Forest. The highway descends down a steep hill, this section of road features a hairpin turn. It continues to descend the hill until it reaches the entrance to Lake Fort Smith State Park, where the designation ends.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Crawford County.

References

Route map: Bing / Google

U.S. Route 395

U.S. Route 395 is a U.S. Route in the western United States. The southern terminus of the route is in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near Hesperia. The northern terminus is at the Canadian border near Laurier, where the road becomes Highway 395 upon entering British Columbia. At one time, the route extended south to San Diego. I-15 replaced the stretch of 395 that ran from San Diego to Hesperia. "Old Highway 395" can be seen along or near I-15 in many locations before it branches off at Hesperia to head north.

The route runs through the U.S. states of California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. US 395 runs along the east side of the Sierra Nevada in the Owens Valley and crosses through the Modoc Plateau along its routing.

The route started out as a spur of U.S. Route 195 and ran north from Spokane. As a result, the route never intersects its parent, U.S. Route 95; it maintains a connection through US 195. US 395 developed into a parallel of its parent route when extended south in the early 1930s. US 395 stays west of its parent route, which runs through Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Idaho.