Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ephraim Place:
  • 36.087887, -82.403470
  • 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 Ephraim Place

• 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 Mitchell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
  • Since Ephraim Place is near Unicoi County and also Yancey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi 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 Ephraim Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ephraim Place ...

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.

• Erwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <1>
• Fordville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fordville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
• Indian Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Lillydale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lillydale is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
• Lost Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lost Cove is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cove
• Love Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Love Station is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Station
• Poplar
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Poplar is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
• Riverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rock Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Shallowford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shallowford is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallowford
• Temple Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Temple Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill

How Far From Ephraim Place 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 Ephraim Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bakersville, which is the Seat of Mitchell County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ephraim Place to Bakersville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 352 miles [566.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'