Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blue Ridge Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Ridge Forest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blue Ridge Forest
- 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 Blue Ridge Forest:
- 35.541228, -82.385952
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Blue Ridge Forest
- 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 Buncombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
- Since Blue Ridge Forest is near Henderson County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Ridge Forest ...
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.
- Bat Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bat Cave
- Bat Cave is located in Henderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bat Cave <1>
- Bearwallow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearwallow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Henderson County
- Dogwood Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
- Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
- Flat Top
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Gashes Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gashes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashes Creek
- Gashes Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Goodluck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Grovestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grovestone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovestone
- Grovestone is located in Buncombe County
- Happy Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
- Haw Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Hoopers Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Creek
- Hoopers Creek is located in Henderson County
- Maxwell Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Mill
- Maxwell Mill is located in Henderson County
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- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Buncombe County
- Mountainbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Rolling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
- Rosebank Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebank Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Park
- Rosebank Park is located in Buncombe County
- Royal Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
- Skyland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Skyland is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skyland <1>
- Spring Time
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Time have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time
- Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
- Summerhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
- Summerhaven is located in Buncombe County
- Valley Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Valley Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Walkertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Mountain View
How Far From Blue Ridge Forest 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 Blue Ridge Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Blue Ridge Forest and extending to:
- Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Ridge Forest to Asheville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 210 miles [338 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Ridge Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Blue Ridge Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Ridge Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5412, Longitude: -82.3860 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Ridge Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Blue Ridge Forest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.124 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.633 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.024 degrees. |