Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Briertown:
  • 35.262314, -83.612388
  • 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 Briertown

• 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Since Briertown is near Swain County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Swain County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Briertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Briertown ...

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.

• Almond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Almond is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <1>
• Burningtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Burningtown is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtown
• Deans Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Deans Mill is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Mill
• Halls Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Ford is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ford
• Hidetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hidetown is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidetown
• Maple Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Springs is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
• Needmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Needmore is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Shallow Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shallow Ford is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford
• Slickrock Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Slickrock Ford is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
• Sweetgum
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sweetgum is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
• Talc Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Talc Mountain is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talc Mountain

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

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Briertown to Franklin, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'