Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chestnut Dale:
  • 36.066462, -81.980010
  • 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 Chestnut Dale

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut Dale ...

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.

• Beech Bottom
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Beech Bottom is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
• Carpenter Bottom
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Carpenter Bottom is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Bottom
• Cranberry Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cranberry Gap is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Gap
• Frank
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Frank is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
• Hughes
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hughes is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
• Montezuma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Montezuma is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Newland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newland is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newland <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newland
  • From Chestnut Dale to Newland
• Plumtree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plumtree is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumtree
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plumtree <1>
• Roaring Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Roaring Creek is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
• Spear
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spear is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear
• Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Valley is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley

How Far From Chestnut Dale 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 community such as Chestnut Dale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Newland, which is the Seat of Avery County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Chestnut Dale 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'