Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Boonford:
  • 35.930396, -82.169011
  • 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 Boonford

• 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 Mitchell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
  • Since Boonford is near Yancey County and also McDowell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yancey County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell 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 Boonford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boonford ...

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.

• Blue Rock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Blue Rock is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
• Double Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Double Island is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
• Green Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Mountain is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain <1>
• Greene Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene Cove is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cove
• Ledger
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ledger is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
• Loafers Glory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Loafers Glory is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Glory
• Normanville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Normanville is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanville
• Spruce Pine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <1>
• Strawberry Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Strawberry Ridge is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
• Toecane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Toecane is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toecane
• Wing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wing is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing

How Far From Boonford to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Boonford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Boonford and extending to:

• Bakersville, which is the Seat of Mitchell County, lies just to the North.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 197 miles [317 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Boonford to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 348 miles [560.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'