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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Celo:
    • 35.855066, -82.199530
    • 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 Celo
  • 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 Celo ...

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 northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
    • Blue Rock is located in Yancey County
  • Cattail Creek Community
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattail Creek Community have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattail Creek Community
    • Cattail Creek Community is located in Yancey County
  • Double Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
    • Double Island is located in Yancey County
  • Grassy Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
    • Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
  • Ledger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
    • Ledger is located in Mitchell County
  • Lincoln Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Yancey County
  • Little Switzerland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Switzerland
    • Little Switzerland is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Switzerland <2>
  • Low Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
    • Low Gap is located in Yancey County
  • Normanville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanville
    • Normanville is located in Mitchell County
  • Spruce Pine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Strawberry Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
    • Strawberry Ridge is located in Mitchell County
  • Wing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Wing is located in Mitchell County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Celo and extending to:

  • Burnsville, which is the Seat of Yancey County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Celo to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 352 miles [566.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Celo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Celo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Celo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8551, Longitude: -82.1995    
<4>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.
<5>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 Celo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.017 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.555 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.86 degrees.









 

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