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Swan Creek

Sub-zone

Swan Creek is a named sub-zone of Yadkin Valley in the United States, covering 59,553 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Swan Creek viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Yadkin Valley
Protected since
2008-05-27
Area
59,553 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
36.9 × 35.15 km
Centre
36.0749° N, 80.8636° W
State
NC
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.211
Petitioner
Raffaldini Vineyards on behalf of Vineyards of Swan Creek

Where it is

Nearest town
33 km north of Statesville
Nearest city
56 km west of Winston-Salem 241,218 people
To the sea
320 km
Rivers nearby
Yadkin (17 km)
Same latitude
Gozo (Malta), Nagano (Japan), Ρόδος (Greece)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
227–572 m
Mean elevation
334 m

Measured over the whole outline on 157,191 elevation cells of about 62 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 3

Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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