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about Raleigh

Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. It is the county seat of Wake County. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 276,093, making it the second most populous city in North Carolina, behind Charlotte. Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill make up the three corners of the Research Triangle, so named in 1959 with the creation of the Research Triangle Park, a research park between Durham and Raleigh.

Raleigh geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 299.3 km² (115.6 mi²). 296.8 km² (114.6 mi²) of it is land and 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.84% water.

Raleigh history

Raleigh was established in 1792 as both the new county seat and the new state capital. It was named for Sir Walter Raleigh, sponsor of the Colony of Roanoke, known as the "Lost Colony."

Raleigh is known as "The City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. It is a sister city to Hull, England, Compiègne, France (twinning signed in 1989), Kolomna, Russia, and Rostock, Germany.

Near cities to Raleigh

• Cary travel guide 14 km
• Durham travel guide 35 km
• Fayetteville travel guide 83 km
• Greensboro travel guide 110 km
• Greenville travel guide 120 km
• Winston travel guide 150 km
• Radford travel guide 180 km
• Wilmington travel guide 180 km
• Lynchburg travel guide 190 km
• Roanoke travel guide 200 km

Near webcams to Raleigh

• Roanoke webcam 210 km
• Charlotte webcam 210 km
• Charlotte webcam 210 km
• Cape Hatteras - Lighthouse webcam 290 km
• Washington Monument webcam 370 km
• Washington webcam 370 km
• Charleston - Towercam webcam 390 km
• Charleston webcam 390 km
• Harbour Town webcam 450 km
• Avalon - Beachcam webcam 510 km

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