Where Is Raleigh, North Carolina And How Do I Get There?

If you’ve been asking yourself the question, so where is Raleigh, North Carolina and how do I get there? This post is for you!

Raleigh is located on the East Coast of the USA about halfway between New York City and Florida, in the northeast central region of North Carolina, where the Piedmont and Atlantic Coastal Plain regions meet.  

Founded in 1792, Raleigh is the the Capital of North Carolina and was officially named after the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh who attempted to establish the first English colony on the shores of the new world in the 1580s. 

It is the second largest city in North Carolina after Charlotte, and is the largest city in the area known as Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill (the Research Triangle Region). 

WHAT COUNTY IS RALEIGH NC IN?

One of the many things we love about living in Raleigh NC is its central location on the East Coast within a days drive of New York City and Florida (directly below Virginia and above South Carolina). 

We love that Interstate 40 (I-40) runs past the outskirts of downtown providing an easy 2-hour drive to the coastal city of Wilmington on the east, and a 4-hour drive to the Blue Ridge Mountains and Asheville in the west – here are 8 cool day trips from Raleigh. 

GETTING TO RALEIGH

So how do I get to Raleigh, North Carolina? Getting here is easy. You can arrive by plane, train or automobile. 

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