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About Granite Falls, NC

Granite Falls is a small mountain foothills city about 15 miles northwest of Hickory via US Highway 321. The town sits where NC 16 crosses US 321, making it a natural stopping point between Charlotte (60 miles southeast) and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Most visitors arrive on these state highways rather than interstates, though I-40 runs through Hickory for longer trips. The city gets its name from actual granite falls along the South Fork Catawba River that flows right through downtown.

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Granite Falls, NC is in United States, at 35.797, -81.424 - about 4 km north of Rhodhiss, NC.

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The closest airport to Granite Falls, NC is Charlotte Douglas International Airport, 93 km (about 1 h 23 min by car).

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