Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Aquone:
  • 35.207314, -83.627111
  • 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 Aquone

• 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Since Aquone is near Swain County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Swain County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Aquone

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aquone ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Burningtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Burningtown is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtown
• Deans Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Deans Mill is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Mill
• Needmore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Needmore is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Rainbow Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainbow Springs is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Springs
• Shallow Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shallow Ford is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford
• Slickrock Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Slickrock Ford is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
• Sweetgum
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweetgum is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
• Talc Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Talc Mountain is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talc Mountain
• Valleytown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Valleytown is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleytown

How Far From Aquone to ...

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

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Aquone to Franklin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 443 miles [712.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'