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Around Wright Place ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Wright Place, with the nearest first.

  • Wesser
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Wesser is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
  • Almond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fairview is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Nantahala
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nantahala is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
  • Stecoah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Stecoah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
  • Tellico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tellico is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
  • Bear Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear Creek is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  • Cheoah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cheoah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
  • Topton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • Bryson City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Unahala
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Unahala is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
    • Robbinsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rhodo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
    • Fontana Dam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Fontana Dam has also been known as:
      • Fontana Village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
    • Leatherman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Leatherman is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman

For more communities neighboring Wright Place, please visit our County-by-County Page for Wright Place.

Swain County ...

Wright Place is located in Swain County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Swain County: Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Blount (TN) & Sevier (TN).

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wright Place ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wright Place.

Airports Near Wright Place ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Wright Place and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Wright Place.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Swain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Wright Place), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.