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Charlotte Coliseum

The Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles' Coliseum (which was called Charlotte Coliseum prior to 1988), the Charlotte Convention Center, and Ovens Auditorium. It is best known as the home of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets from 1988–2002, and the Charlotte Bobcats from 2004–2005.

Located at 35.1864, -80.9128 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Carowinds

Carowinds is a 398-acre amusement park, located adjacent to Interstate 77 on the border between North and South Carolina, in Charlotte and Fort Mill, respectively. The park opened on March 31, 1973, at a cost of $70 million. This was the result of a four-year planning period spearheaded by Charlotte businessman Earl Patterson Hall, who was inspired to build the park by a 1956 trip to Disneyland and a dream of bringing the two states closer together.

Located at 35.1043, -80.9397 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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US Airways Flight 1016

USAir Flight 1016 was a regularly scheduled flight between Columbia, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina. On Saturday, July 2, 1994, the plane, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 registered N954VJ, departed Columbia Metropolitan Airport at 18:15 EST for the 35-minute flight to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. On board, there were 52 passengers (including two infants), three flight attendants, and two pilots.

Located at 35.2177, -80.9593 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Air Midwest Flight 5481

Air Midwest Flight 5481, operating as USAir Express Flight 5481, was a flight from Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport near the cities of Greenville, South Carolina and Spartanburg, South Carolina; on January 8, 2003 a Beechcraft 1900D operated by Air Midwest as US Airways Express under a franchise agreement used for the route stalled after take-off, crashed into a US Airways hangar and burst into flames 37 seconds after leaving Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.

Located at 35.2069, -80.9464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Charlotte Speedway

For the current NASCAR track in Charlotte, North Carolina, see Charlotte Motor Speedway. Charlotte Speedway was the site of NASCAR's first Strictly Stock series race on June 19, 1949. The Daytona Beach Road Course held the first race sanctioned by NASCAR in 1948. The track was a few miles east of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Located at 35.2385, -80.9438 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Thunder Road (roller coaster)

Thunder Road is a wooden roller coaster located at the Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina. Thunder Road is a racing roller coaster, featuring two individual tracks that parallel each other. The design of the ride was based upon Rebel Yell, another wooden racing coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. The coaster is built on the Carolinas state line. Riders have the option to choose which side, North Carolina or South Carolina they would like to ride on.

Located at 35.1004, -80.9426 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Nighthawk (roller coaster)

Nighthawk is a steel flying roller coaster built by Vekoma at Carowinds in Charlotte. North Carolina. It originally opened as Stealth at Paramount's Great America on April 1, 2000. Stealth was the first flying roller coaster of its kind in the world. Paramount closed the ride in 2003 after deciding to relocate the roller coaster. It reopened as BORG Assimilator – the first coaster in the world to be themed to Star Trek – at Carowinds on March 20, 2004.

Located at 35.1028, -80.9417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Eastern Air Lines Flight 212

Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 was an Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-9-31, carrying 78 passengers and four crew, operating as a scheduled flight from Charleston, South Carolina to Chicago, Illinois, with an intermediate stop in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the morning of September 11, 1974, while conducting an instrument approach in dense ground fog into Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, the aircraft crashed just short of the runway, killing 71 on board.

Located at 35.1539, -80.9261 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hurler (roller coaster)

Hurler is the name of two wooden roller coasters at Cedar Fair's Carowinds and Kings Dominion parks. Both coasters opened in the same year, 1994. Built by International Coasters Inc. , the coasters both have exactly the same design, with exactly the same statistics.

Located at 35.1057, -80.943 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Boomerang Bay (Carowinds)

Boomerang Bay is a water park at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and is included with the price of admission to Carowinds.

Located at 35.1043, -80.9397 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Steele Creek (Charlotte neighborhood)

Steele Creek is primarily considered to be a community and neighborhood in the southwestern part of Mecklenburg County in North Carolina. It is generally defined geographically by the original boundaries of Steele Creek Township. Most of Steele Creek is within the city limits of Charlotte but the areas that have not yet been annexed are also recognized as a Township of North Carolina.

Located at 35.1345, -80.9785 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Olympic Community of Schools

Olympic Community of Schools is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is one of 19 high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) system. It joined the Coalition of Essential Schools in 2005 with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and has split into 5 small, theme-based schools.

Located at 35.1579, -80.9523 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ricochet (roller coaster)

Ricochet is a wild mouse roller coaster located at Carowinds and Kings Dominion amusement parks. It is located in the Carolina Boardwalk section at Carowinds and The Grove section at Kings Dominion. Both opened for the 2002 season.

Located at 35.1042, -80.9428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Billy Graham Library

The Billy Graham Library is a public museum and library documenting the life and ministry of Christian evangelist Billy Graham. The 40,000-square-foot complex opened to the public on June 5, 2007. The library is located on the grounds of the international headquarters of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Charlotte, North Carolina, a few miles from where Graham was reared.

Located at 35.1918, -80.9106 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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E. E. Waddell High School

E. E. Waddell High School was closed at the end of the school year 2010/11. The location is now used by E. E. Waddell Language Academy, a public K-8 language immersion magnet school in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Located at 35.1553, -80.9002 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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The Art Institute of Charlotte

The Art Institute of Charlotte is one of The Art Institutes, a system of more than 45 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing education in design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts. The Art Institutes system is a subsidiary of Education Management Corporation, which is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Located at 35.1836, -80.9264 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Southwest Middle School (Gastonia, North Carolina)

Southwest Middle School is a public middle school in the Gaston County Schools school district located in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States.

Located at 35.1078, -80.9897 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Carolina Cyclone

The Carolina Cyclone is a roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina and Fort Mill, South Carolina. The Carolina Cyclone, built in 1980 by world renowned coaster builders Arrow Dynamics, was the first ride featuring 4 inversions, two loops and two corkscrews. The Carolina Cyclone is still running after 30 years. The coaster was repainted for the 2010 season.

Located at 35.1042, -80.9436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Vortex (Carowinds)

Vortex is a steel stand-up roller coaster at Carowinds that was built during the last year before Paramount bought the park in the year 1992. This ride, which was unusual at its time, officially opened on March 14, 1992, on the former site of the Carolina Speedway miniature car ride. Vortex was Bolliger & Mabillard's 3rd coaster and contains a loop and a corkscrew element in its small circuit.

Located at 35.1036, -80.9416 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Flying Super Saturator

Flying Super Saturator was a water ride and suspended roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park, which lies on the border of North and South Carolina. Flying Super Saturator was the first roller coaster of its kind, allowing riders to dump 4-gallon payloads of water on those Carowinds patrons who venture underneath the coaster's track.

Located at 35.1027, -80.9431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Carolina Goldrusher

The Goldrusher is a steel roller coaster made by Arrow Dynamics of Mountain View, California United States. The coaster is located in Carolina Boardwalk area of Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the park's first roller coaster and one of only 3 original rides that still operate in the park today.

Located at 35.1025, -80.942 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Carolina Cobra

Carolina Cobra is a steel Vekoma boomerang roller coaster located at Carowinds. It was the first roller coaster addition to Carowinds since the park's purchase by Cedar Fair from Paramount Parks. It was previously located at Geauga Lake from 1996-2007.

Located at 35.1026, -80.9429 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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The Art Institute of Raleigh–Durham

The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham – The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham is owned by The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham, Inc. The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Art Institutes International, LLC. The Art Institutes International, LLC through two intermediary limited liability companies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Education Management Corporation. The Art institute of Raleigh-Durham, a branch of The Art Institute of Charlotte.

Located at 35.1836, -80.9264 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Flying Ace Aerial Chase

Flying Ace Aerial Chase is a steel roller coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio and Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. The ride is a Suspended Family Coaster built by Vekoma designed specifically for families. It is based on the Snoopy and the Red Baron saga, and was first themed to the Rugrats episode, Runaway Reptar.

Located at 35.1021, -80.9407 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Charlotte Air National Guard Base

See: Charlotte/Douglas International Airport for civil airport information Charlotte Air National Guard Base is the home base of the North Carolina Air National Guard 145th Airlift Wing.

Located at 35.2161, -80.9319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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