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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 Faust, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Faust 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 Faust:
- 35.911220, -82.530135
- 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 Faust
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Faust is near Yancey County and also Unicoi 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 Unicoi 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 Faust
Communities Also Named Faust ...
We found three communities that are also named Faust.
Within North Carolina, the name Faust is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Faust lies 2,055 miles [3,307.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Faust that is located in Madison County.
- Missouri
- Pemiscot County
- Although located in Pemiscot County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Faust.
- Utah
- Tooele County
- This Faust is located in Tooele County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Faust that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Faust.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Faust ...
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.
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- California is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Coffee Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coffee Ridge is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Ridge
- English
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- English is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Flag Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Harris Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harris Mill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Mill
- Ivy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Ivy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ivy Ridge is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
- Little Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Long Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Ridge is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Mars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paint Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Paint Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Gap
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Possumtrot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Possumtrot is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtrot
- Rice Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rice Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Mill
- Swiss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swiss is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss
- Terry Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Terry Fork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Fork
How Far From Faust 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 Faust to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Faust and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Faust to Marshall, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Faust) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Faust 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 Faust. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9112, Longitude: -82.5301 In this case, the coordinates for Faust have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.213 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.788 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.978 degrees. |
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