Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bostic:
  • 35.362462, -81.835364
  • 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 Bostic

• 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
  • Since Bostic is near Cleveland County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Bostic

Communities Also Named Bostic ...

We found one communities that are also named Bostic.

Within North Carolina, the name Bostic is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Bostic in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Pickens County
    • This Bostic is located in Pickens County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bostic that is located in Rutherford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Bostic.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bostic ...

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.

• Danieltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Danieltown is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danieltown
• Forest City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <2>
• Frog Level
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Frog Level is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
• Harris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harris is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Henrietta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Holly Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Hopewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• New House
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • New House is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
• Pinecrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinecrest is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Sandy Mush
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
• Sunshine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Thermal Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Thermal Valley is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal Valley

How Far From Bostic 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 Bostic to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bostic and extending to:

• Rutherfordton, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the West.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bostic 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'