Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Adako, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adako and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Adako

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Adako:
  • 35.904739, -81.703615
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Adako

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
  • Since Adako is near Burke County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Avery County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Adako

Curious and Interesting Names Near Adako ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cloverdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Copenhagen ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Copenhagen is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
• Gamewell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gamewell
  • From Adako to Gamewell
• Gamewell Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gamewell Heights is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell Heights
• Globe Set ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Globe Set is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Set
• Gold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
• Hartland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartland is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
• Honey Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Honey Hill is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
• Maple Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Maple Grove is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Pineburr
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pineburr is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineburr
• Rufus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rufus is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rufus
  • From Adako to Rufus
• Table Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Table Rock is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
• Warrior
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Warrior is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
• Worry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Worry is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry

How Far From Adako to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Adako to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Adako and extending to:

• Lenoir, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Adako to Lenoir, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'