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DATE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION
November 21, 1789

CAPITAL
Raleigh

NICKNAME
Tar Heel State, Old North State

MOTTO
Esse Quam Videri (To be, rather than to seem)

STATE FISH


STATE FLOWER
Dogwood

STATE INSECT
Honeybee (Apis millifera)

STATE TREE
Pine

STATE SONG
"The Old North State" words by William Gaston, music by Mrs. E. E. Randolph

TOTAL AREA
53,821 square miles

HIGHEST POINT
6,684 feet (Mount Mitchell)

LOWEST POINT
sea level (Atlantic Ocean)

POPULATION
8,049,313

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Longitude: 75° 30' W to 84° 15' W Latitude: 34° N to 36° 21' N

GEOGRAPHIC CENTER
The geographic center of North Carolina is located in Chatham County, 10 miles NW of Sanford. Longitude: 79° 27.3'W Latitude: 35° 36.2'N

STATE BORDER
North Carolina is bordered by Virginia on the north and by South Carolina and Georgia on the south. In the east, North Carolina is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. On the west, Tennessee is North Carolina's neighbor.

MAJOR RIVERS
Neuse River, Roanoke River, Yadkin River

STATE BIRD
Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

SPOTLIGHT NORTH CAROLINA HOTELS
Comfort Suites Cherokee Comfort Suites Cherokee
This Comfort Suites is a short walk from the river and approximately 65 miles from the Asheville Municipal Airport. It's half a mile from the entrance...

Quality Inn Appalachian Conference Center Quality Inn Appalachian Conference Center
This Quality Inn is located approximately one mile from Appalachian Cultural Museum and 50 miles from Tri-City Airport. <
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The inn has...

Best Western Crown Suites Best Western Crown Suites
The Best Western Crown Suites is a moderately priced lodging option for visitors to the Charlotte area. Pineville is about a mile from Charlotte and a...

Howard Johnson Express Inn Howard Johnson Express Inn
This Howard Johnson is located approximately half a mile from the Ava Gardner Museum and 30 miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport. <
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Courtyard by Marriott Raleigh/Cary Courtyard by Marriott Raleigh/Cary
The Courtyard Raleigh Cary offers comfortable, affordable accommodations next to the MacGregor Village shops in Cary, North Carolina. Rooms and suites...

Howard Johnson Express Inn Fayetteville Howard Johnson Express Inn Fayetteville
This Howard Johnson is located approximately four miles from Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field Airport. <
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There is an outdoor pool ...

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