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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 Blairmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blairmont 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 Blairmont:
    • 36.205406, -81.642884
    • 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 Blairmont
  • 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 Watauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga County
    • Since Blairmont is near Caldwell County and also Ashe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe 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 Blairmont

Communities Also Named Blairmont ...

We found one communities that are also named Blairmont.

Within North Carolina, the name Blairmont is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Harrison County
      • This Blairmont is located in Harrison County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the north of the Blairmont that is located in Watauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Blairmont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blairmont ...

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.

  • Apple Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Apple Ridge is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
  • Bamboo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bamboo is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
  • Deep Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Echo Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Echo Park is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Park
  • Grave Yard ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grave Yard is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Yard
  • Green Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Green Hill is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hounds Ear
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hounds Ear is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Ear
  • Laurel Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Park is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meat Camp
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
    • Oak Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove is located in Watauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Poplar Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Watauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Ski Mountain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ski Mountain is located in Watauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ski Mountain
    • Soda Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
    • Solo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Solo is located in Watauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo

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

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

  • Boone, which is the Seat of Watauga County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Blairmont to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blairmont) 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 Blairmont 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 Blairmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2054, Longitude: -81.6429       In this case, the coordinates for Blairmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.689 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.231 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.532 degrees.