Sandy Creek is located 7.3 miles N.E. of Louisburg, N.C. in the beautiful North Carolina piedmont. The Blue Ridge and Smokey Mountains are to the west, having the highest peaks east of the Mississippi. The Outer Banks, and the Graveyard of the Atlantic are to the east. Many say the Outer Banks possess some of the best fishing on the east coast. Kerr and Gaston Lakes are to the north on the Virgina stateline. Raleigh, the capital city, and Durham, Chapel Hill, and the Research Triangle Park are to the south.