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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 Davistown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davistown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Davistown:
    • 35.561788, -82.152055
    • 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 Davistown
  • 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 McDowell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
    • Since Davistown is near Rutherford County and also Buncombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe 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 Davistown

Communities Also Named Davistown ...

We found seven communities that are also named Davistown.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Davistown.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Edgecombe County
      • This Davistown is located in Edgecombe County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east of the Davistown that is located in McDowell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Davistown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Davistown is located in Jackson County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Davistown that is located in McDowell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Davistown.
    • Kentucky
      • Garrard County
      • This Davistown is located in Garrard County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Davistown that is located in McDowell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrard County community of Davistown.
      • Woodford County
      • This Davistown is located in Woodford County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the northwest of the Davistown that is located in McDowell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Davistown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Davistown is located in Fayette County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Davistown that is located in McDowell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Davistown.
      • Greene County
      • This Davistown is located in Greene County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the north northeast of the Davistown that is located in McDowell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Davistown.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Davistown is located in Florence County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Davistown that is located in McDowell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Davistown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Davistown ...

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.

  • Gage ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gage is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
  • Graphite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Graphite is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphite
  • Jeter ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jeter is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter
  • Lake Lure
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Otter Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
  • Pleasant Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Gardens is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gardens
  • Providence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Providence is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Quail Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Riverbend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Riverbend is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Shingle Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shingle Hollow is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Hollow
  • Sugar Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Village of Chimney Rock Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
    • Estimated population in 2015: 108 people

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

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

  • Marion, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Davistown to Marion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davistown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Davistown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davistown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5618, Longitude: -82.1521       In this case, the coordinates for Davistown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.986 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.478 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.925 degrees.