Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amantha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amantha and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amantha
- 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 Amantha:
- 36.278737, -81.779834
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Amantha
- 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 Watauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Watauga County
- Since Amantha is near Johnson County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amantha ...
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.
- Center View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center View
- Center View is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Forest Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Watauga County
- Grave Yard ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grave Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Yard
- Grave Yard is located in Watauga County
- Mabel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Meat Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Poplar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Watauga County
- Silverstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstone
- Silverstone is located in Watauga County
- Sugar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Watauga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <2>
- Sweetwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
- Zionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionville
- Zionville is located in Watauga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionville <2>
How Far From Amantha to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Amantha to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Amantha and extending to:
- Boone, which is the Seat of Watauga County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Amantha to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amantha. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Watauga County: www.wataugacounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amantha) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amantha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2787, Longitude: -81.7798 In this case, the coordinates for Amantha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Amantha to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.77 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.334 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.566 degrees. |