Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Deaver View:
  • 35.581221, -82.623739
  • 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 Deaver View

• 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 Buncombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
  • Since Deaver View is near Haywood County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Deaver View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deaver View ...

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.

• Camelot
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Camelot is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Craggy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Craggy is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggy
• Echo Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
• Elk Mountain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
• Emma
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Emma is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hazel Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
• Hominy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hominy is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
• Juno
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Juno is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
• Murphy Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
• Sand Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sand Hill is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Sulphur Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Woodside Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodside Hills is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Deaver View and extending to:

• Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Deaver View to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'