Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fig:
  • 36.452901, -81.604276
  • 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 Fig

• 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 Ashe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe County
  • Since Fig is near Johnson County and also Watauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga 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 Fig

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fig ...

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.

• Apple Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Beaver Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Comet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Comet is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
• Dowell ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
  • Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
• Flatwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Flatwood is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Green Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Listening Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Listening Rock is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listening Rock
• Pottertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pottertown is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
• Trout
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Trout is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
• Tuckerdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuckerdale is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerdale
• Walnut Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

• Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashe County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Fig to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,781 miles [7,694.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'