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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dula Springs
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Blackberry Inn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Inn
- Blackberry Inn is located in Buncombe County
- Craggy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Democrat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Elk Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
- Elk Mountain is located in Buncombe County
- Flat Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Forks of Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of Ivy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Ivy
- Forks of Ivy is located in Buncombe County
- Grace
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Jupiter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Long Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Long Ridge is located in Madison County
- Paint Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Paint Fork is located in Buncombe County
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Buncombe County
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- Rattlesnake Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Lodge
- Rattlesnake Lodge is located in Buncombe County
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Stoney Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Weaverville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
- Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <3>
- Rattlesnake Lodge
How Far From Dula Springs 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 Dula Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> 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]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Dula Springs to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dula Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Dula Springs) to Point B.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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.216 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.764 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.038 degrees. |