Brandon Oaks, North Carolina
Brandon Oaks is a neighborhood located in Union County, North Carolina. Its main road is Brandon Oaks Parkway.
35°04′09″N 80°42′00″W / 35.0692°N 80.6999°W
Brandon Oaks Parkway
[edit]Brandon Oaks Parkway is the major road running through the entirety of the neighborhood. It weaves its way from Old Monroe Rd, and ends at a roundabout in which the road turns into Pony Tail Ln in the adjacent neighborhood of Holly Park. The entrance at Old Monroe Rd is less than 1.25 miles West of Old Monroe's intersection with Wesley Chapel Rd./Wesley Chapel-Stouts Rd. At the intersection, there are restaurants and grocery stores on 3 of the 4 sides of the intersection. The West end continues on to Midway Dr, which goes North towards U.S. 74 (E. Independence Blvd). The East/South end of Brandon Oaks Pkwy provides access to Pony Tail Ln, which intersects with Mustang Dr, taking you to the same plaza. The exit on the East/South end of the parkway is a roundabout that includes Rogers Rd, which is an exit to Wesley Chapel Rd. Rogers Rd continues Eastbound and provides a route to Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (On Airport Rd).
Location & Nearby Activities
[edit]Brandon Oaks is a convenient neighborhood that has entry/exit points in multiple places, as well as connections to other neighborhoods like Holly Park.
Near directly outside the neighborhood (towards the Sports Club pool) is a Harris Teeter, and next to it is a plaza, featuring places such as Cinnabon, Sun Valley 14 Cinemas, SweetFrog, Viva Chicken, and more.
Brandon Oaks is 5.5mi. away from Crooked Creek Park, 21mi. away from Carowinds, and 33mi. away from the Whitewater rafting center.
Brandon Oaks Sharks (swim team)
[edit]The Brandon Oaks Sharks are a division 3 Greater Charlotte Swim League (GCSL) team competing against other local swim teams (such as Weddington Chase, Thornhill, Bridgehampton, etc.). The team is split into 3 age groups, from 8&Under, 9-12, and 13&up.
The team has 3 main coaches -- Head Coach Reagan Youngblood, Coach Isabelle DeGraffe, and Coach Rebecca Herrforth.
The team is sponsored by Mecklenburg Swim Association (MSA), along with other sponsors.