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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 Blantyre, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blantyre 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 Blantyre:
- 35.300115, -82.625957
- 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 Blantyre
- 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 Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
- Since Blantyre is near Henderson County and also Buncombe 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 Buncombe 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 Blantyre
Communities Also Named Blantyre ...
We found one communities that are also named Blantyre.
Within North Carolina, the name Blantyre is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Blantyre in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Blantyre lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the north of the Blantyre that is located in Transylvania County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blantyre ...
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.
- Bass Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bass Lake is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Camelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Falls Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
- Glen Cannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Holly Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Horse Shoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
- Indian Cave Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Cave Park is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Park
- Indian Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Lake Rugby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Rugby is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rugby
- Laurel Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Little River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Quail Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Seven Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Sky Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Still Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Still Meadows is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Meadows
- Stoney Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Sweetwater Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
- Tree Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
- Turkey Pen Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Pen Gap is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pen Gap
- Wolf Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Ford is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ford
How Far From Blantyre 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 Blantyre to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blantyre and extending to:
- Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Blantyre 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 395 miles [635.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blantyre) 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 Blantyre 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 Blantyre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3001, Longitude: -82.6260 In this case, the coordinates for Blantyre have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.262 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.757 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.188 degrees. |
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