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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 Big Laurel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Laurel and the surrounding area.
- 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 Big Laurel:
- 35.339264, -83.351820
- 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 Big Laurel
- 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 Swain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Swain County
- Since Big Laurel is near Macon County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Big Laurel
Communities Also Named Big Laurel ...
We found three communities that are also named Big Laurel.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Big Laurel.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Madison County
- This Big Laurel is located in Madison County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Big Laurel that is located in Swain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Big Laurel.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Harlan County
- This Big Laurel is located in Harlan County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the north of the Big Laurel that is located in Swain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Big Laurel.
- Virginia
- Wise County
- This Big Laurel is located in Wise County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Big Laurel that is located in Swain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Big Laurel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Laurel ...
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.
- Birdtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dean is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Deans Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deans Mill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Mill
- Fisher Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Gay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Greens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Halls Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Halls Ford is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ford
- Indian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Leatherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Love Field
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Love Field is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Field
- Mountain Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Paint Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Pumpkintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pumpkintown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
- Shallow Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shallow Ford is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford
- Speedwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Speedwell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
How Far From Big Laurel 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 Big Laurel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Laurel and extending to:
- Bryson City, which is the Seat of Swain County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Big Laurel to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,322 miles [10,174.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Big Laurel) 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 Big Laurel 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 Big Laurel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3393, Longitude: -83.3518 In this case, the coordinates for Big Laurel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.692 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.256 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.469 degrees. |
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