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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bent Creek:
    • 35.509001, -82.607903
    • 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 Bent 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 Bent Creek is near Henderson County and also Haywood 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 Haywood 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 Bent Creek

Communities Also Named Bent Creek ...

We found three communities that are also named Bent Creek.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Bent Creek.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Yancey County
      • This Bent Creek is located in Yancey County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bent Creek that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yancey County community of Bent Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Bent Creek is located in Lee County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bent Creek that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Bent Creek.
    • Virginia
      • Appomattox County
      • This Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bent Creek that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appomattox County community of Bent Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bent 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Beaverdam is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Echo Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
  • Hazel Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Hominy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hominy is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
  • Rosebank Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosebank Park is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Park
  • Royal Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
  • Sand Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Hill is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Skyland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 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 east)
    • Valley Springs is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
  • Woodside Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodside Hills is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bent Creek and extending to:

  • Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bent Creek to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 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 6,283 miles [10,111.5 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 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Bent Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bent Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bent Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5090, Longitude: -82.6079       In this case, the coordinates for Bent Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.254 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.778 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.123 degrees.