Whynot, North Carolina | |
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  Location of Whynot in North Carolina  Whynot, North Carolina (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′55.8″N 79°45′14.3″W / 35.532167°N 79.753972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 27341 |
| Area code | 336 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1016647[1] |
Whynot is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States, and is included in the Piedmont Triad metropolitan region.[2] Whynot is located on NC 705, also known as the "North Carolina Pottery Highway",[3] one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Seagrove and seven miles (11 km) west of Jugtown Pottery, a historic pottery listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] The North Carolina Pottery Highway contains over 100 potteries and galleries in a 15-square-mile (39 km2) region surrounding Seagrove.[5]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whynot, North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-06-18.
- ^ Ridpath, John (1897). "The Standard American Encyclopedia of Arts, Sciences, History, Biography, Geography, Statistics, and General Knowledge". Encyclopedia Publishing Company, Harvard University: 3287.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Cissna, Bill (May 15, 2005). "Follow 'Pottery Highway' into Carolina haven steeped in clay". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
- ^ "North Carolina - Moore County". nationalregisterofhistoricalplaces.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
- ^ "Seagrove, NC- The Little Town That Could". Carolina Arts. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2008.