Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ewart:
  • 36.082614, -82.204016
  • 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 Ewart

• 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 Ewart is near Yancey County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yancey County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Ewart

Communities Also Named Ewart ...

We found two communities that are also named Ewart.

Within North Carolina, the name Ewart is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Poweshiek County
    • This Ewart is located in Poweshiek County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ewart that is located in Mitchell County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poweshiek County community of Ewart.
  • Manitoba
    • This Ewart lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ewart that is located in Mitchell County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ewart ...

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.

• Cloudland ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
• Cooktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooktown is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
• Honeycutt
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Honeycutt is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycutt
• Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
• Loafers Glory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Loafers Glory is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Glory
• Peppers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peppers is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers
• Pigeonroost
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pigeonroost is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
• Red Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Toecane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Toecane is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toecane
• Upper Pigeonroost
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Upper Pigeonroost is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Pigeonroost

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Ewart once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ewart and extending to:

• Bakersville, which is the Seat of Mitchell County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ewart to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 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 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'