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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bent 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 Bent Creek:
- 36.012611, -82.385967
- 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 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 Yancey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yancey County
- Since Bent Creek is near Mitchell County and also Unicoi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- eBird sighting report for Unicoi 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
Communities Also Named Bent Creek ...
We found three communities that share the name Bent Creek.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Bent Creek.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Buncombe County
- This Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bent Creek that is located in Yancey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Bent Creek.
- Buncombe County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Bent Creek is located in Lee County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bent Creek that is located in Yancey 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 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bent Creek that is located in Yancey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appomattox County community of Bent Creek.
- Alabama
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.
- Bee Log
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Coffee Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Ridge
- Coffee Ridge is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Day Book
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Elk Shoal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hawk Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Branch
- Hawk Branch is located in Yancey County
- Huntdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Lost Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Pigeonroost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeonroost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
- Pigeonroost is located in Mitchell County
- Poplar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Relief
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Bent 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 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:
- Burnsville, which is the Seat of Yancey County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 210 miles [338 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 a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bent Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bent Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bent Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0126, Longitude: -82.3860 In this case, the coordinates for Bent Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.128 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.706 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.89 degrees. |