Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Enka Village:
  • 35.540944, -82.644572
  • 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 Enka Village

• 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 Enka Village 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 Enka Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Enka Village ...

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.

• Beaverdam
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaverdam is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Camelot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Camelot is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Echo Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
• Emma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Emma is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hazel Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
• Hominy
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hominy is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
• Jugtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jugtown is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
• Luther
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Luther is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
• Murphy Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
• Rosebank Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rosebank Park is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Park
• Sand Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sand Hill is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Sulphur Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Woodside Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Woodside Hills is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills

How Far From Enka Village 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 Enka Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Enka Village 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 385 miles [619.6 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 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'