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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 Blowing Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blowing Rock 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 Blowing Rock:
- 36.133117, -81.678171
- 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 Blowing Rock
- 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Since Blowing Rock is near Watauga County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Avery 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 Blowing Rock
Communities Also Named Blowing Rock ...
We found one communities that are also named Blowing Rock.
Within North Carolina, the name Blowing Rock is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Blowing Rock in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Dickenson County
- This Blowing Rock is located in Dickenson County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Blowing Rock that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickenson County community of Blowing Rock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blowing Rock ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Ridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
- Bamboo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Woods is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Echo Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Echo Park is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Park
- Falcon Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon Crest is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Crest
- Green Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hemlock Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hemlock Ridge is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ridge
- Hounds Ear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hounds Ear is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Ear
- Laurel Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Ski Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ski Mountain is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ski Mountain
How Far From Blowing Rock 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 town such as Blowing Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blowing Rock and extending to:
- Lenoir, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blowing Rock to Lenoir, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Blowing Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Blowing Rock 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 Blowing Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1331, Longitude: -81.6782 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.71 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.244 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.568 degrees. |
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