Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Avery Creek:
  • 35.463446, -82.582623
  • 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 Avery Creek

• 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 Buncombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
  • Since Avery Creek is near Henderson County and also Transylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania 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 Avery Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Avery Creek ...

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.

• Beaverdam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Beaverdam is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Camelot
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Camelot is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Hominy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hominy is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
• Hoopers Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hoopers Creek is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Creek
• Lake Rugby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lake Rugby is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rugby
• Mountain View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mountain View is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Naples
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Naples is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
• Rosebank Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosebank Park is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Park
• Royal Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
• Rugby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rugby is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Sand Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Hill is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Skyland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Skyland is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skyland <1>
• Sulphur Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Valley Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Springs is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs

How Far From Avery Creek 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 Avery Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Avery Creek and extending to:

• Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Avery Creek to Asheville, with an average speed<3> 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 222 miles [357.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'