Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Biltmore:
  • 35.558724, -82.519568
  • 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 East Biltmore

• 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 East Biltmore is near Henderson County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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 East Biltmore

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Biltmore ...

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.

• Dogwood Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
• Emma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Emma is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Gashes Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gashes Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashes Creek
• Happy Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Haw Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Haw Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
• Hazel Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
• Mountainbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
• Murphy Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
• Rolling Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
• Rosebank Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rosebank Park is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Park
• Skyland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Skyland is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skyland <1>
• Spring Time
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time
• Valley Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Valley Springs is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs

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

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

• Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the Northwest.
• 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 East Biltmore 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 379 miles [609.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'