Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 De Hart Mill:
  • 35.391762, -83.487382
  • 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 De Hart Mill

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near De Hart Mill ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Almond is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <1>
• Big Laurel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Laurel is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
• Birdtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Birdtown is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
• Halls Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Halls Ford is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ford
• Jenkins Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jenkins Place is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Place
• Leatherman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Leatherman is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
• Maple Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Springs is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
• Needmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Needmore is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Roundhill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roundhill is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
• Shallow Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shallow Ford is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford

How Far From De Hart Mill 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 De Hart Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bryson City, which is the Seat of Swain County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from De Hart Mill to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'