Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Black Ankle:
  • 35.502082, -79.807259
  • 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 Black Ankle

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Black Ankle is near Randolph County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Black Ankle

Communities Also Named Black Ankle ...

We found one communities that are also named Black Ankle.

Within North Carolina, the name Black Ankle is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Black Ankle in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • San Augustine County
    • This Black Ankle is located in San Augustine County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Black Ankle that is located in Montgomery County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Black Ankle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Ankle ...

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.

• Dover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dover is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Ether
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ether is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
• Flint Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Flint Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Jugtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jugtown is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
• Lovejoy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovejoy is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
• Seagrove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Seagrove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagrove <2>
• Spies
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spies is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spies
• Star
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Star is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <2>
• Steeds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Steeds is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeds

How Far From Black Ankle 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 Black Ankle to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Troy, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Black Ankle to Troy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'