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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 Dula Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dula Springs 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 Dula Springs:
- 35.711777, -82.539852
- 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 Dula Springs
- 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 Dula Springs is near Madison County and also Yancey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yancey 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 Dula Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dula Springs ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Blackberry Inn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackberry Inn is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Inn
- Craggy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craggy is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggy
- Democrat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Elk Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mountain is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
- Flat Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Forks of Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forks of Ivy is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Ivy
- Grace
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Jupiter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
- Long Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Long Ridge is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Paint Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Fork is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rattlesnake Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rattlesnake Lodge is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Lodge
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Stoney Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Weaverville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Dula Springs 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 Dula Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dula Springs and extending to:
- Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Dula Springs to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 373 miles [600.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dula Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dula Springs 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 Dula Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7118, Longitude: -82.5399 In this case, the coordinates for Dula Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.216 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.764 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.038 degrees. |
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