Speed's Dike (Speed, North Carolina)
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Built by the Army Corps Of Engineers in the '80s to help prevent Speed from flooding. This dike/dam broke during the floods of '99 from Hurricane Floyd and left Speed under about 7-8 ft of water.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 35°58'10"N 77°26'52"W
- Johnson Plantation 2.3 km
- Red Gator Hog Farm 2.6 km
- Hanson Rock Quarry 27 km
- Pitt County Landfill 41 km
- University Commons Shopping Center 44 km
- Regional Acceptance Corporation Office 47 km
- Wilson Community College 49 km
- Wilson County Fairgrounds 53 km
- Ayden, North Carolina 54 km
- Faro, North Carolina 62 km
- Tarboro Edgecombe Airport (ETC) 9 km
- Greenleaf Nursery Company 13 km
- The Links at Cotton Valley 14 km
- Edgecombe County, North Carolina 14 km
- Solar farm 17 km
- Maccripine Country Club 29 km
- Martin County, North Carolina 35 km
- Halifax County, North Carolina 36 km
- Pitt County, North Carolina 44 km
- Wilson County, North Carolina 52 km