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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 Elk Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elk Mountain 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 Elk Mountain:
- 35.637888, -82.593462
- 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 Elk Mountain
- 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 Elk Mountain is near Madison County and also Haywood 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 Haywood 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 Elk Mountain
Communities Also Named Elk Mountain ...
We found two communities that are also named Elk Mountain.
Within North Carolina, the name Elk Mountain is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Elk Mountain.
- Wyoming
- Carbon County
- This Elk Mountain is located in Carbon County and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Elk Mountain that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Elk Mountain.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elk Mountain ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Craggy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Craggy is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggy
- Echo Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Emma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Grace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Hazel Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Juno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Mountainbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Murphy Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Stoney Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Weaverville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Elk Mountain 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 Elk Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elk Mountain and extending to:
- Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Elk Mountain to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elk Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elk Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Elk Mountain 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 Elk Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6379, Longitude: -82.5935 In this case, the coordinates for Elk Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.247 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.789 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.081 degrees. |
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