Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Blue Ridge Overlook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Ridge Overlook and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blue Ridge Overlook

• 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 Overlook:
  • 35.220949, -82.662346
  • 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 Blue Ridge Overlook

• 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 Blue Ridge Overlook is near Henderson County and also Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Blue Ridge Overlook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Ridge Overlook ...

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.

• Falls Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
• Glen Cannon
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
• Knob Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Knob Creek is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
• Knob Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Knob Hill is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Knob Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
• Little River
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Little River is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Mountain View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Seven Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
• Stoney Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
• Sweetwater Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms

How Far From Blue Ridge Overlook 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 Overlook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Blue Ridge Overlook and extending to:

• Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Blue Ridge Overlook to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 400 miles [643.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'