Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fleetwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fleetwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fleetwood
- 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 Fleetwood:
- 36.306238, -81.513438
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fleetwood
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Ashe County
- Since Fleetwood is near Watauga County and also Wilkes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Watauga County
- eBird sighting report for Wilkes 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fleetwood ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Fleetwood.
Within North Carolina, the name Fleetwood is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pike County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Fleetwood [Pike County].
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Fleetwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fleetwood that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Fleetwood.
- British Columbia
- This Fleetwood lies 2,240 miles [3,604.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fleetwood that is located in Ashe County.
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Fleetwood is located in Chatham County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<2> to the south of the Fleetwood that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Fleetwood.
- Hall County
- This Fleetwood is located in Hall County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the southwest of the Fleetwood that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Fleetwood.
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
- Culpeper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fleetwood [Culpeper County].
- Nelson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fleetwood [Nelson County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fleetwood ...
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.
- Bamboo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Beaver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
- Deep Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Gap
- Deep Gap is located in Watauga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deep Gap <4>
- Harley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Idlewild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Meat Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Orion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Oval
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Pottertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- Pottertown is located in Watauga County
- Powderhorn Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderhorn Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn Mountain
- Powderhorn Mountain is located in Watauga County
- Soda Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Solo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Trout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Fleetwood 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 Fleetwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fleetwood and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashe County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Fleetwood to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 303 miles [487.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fleetwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ashe County: www.ashecountygov.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fleetwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fleetwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fleetwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3062, Longitude: -81.5134 In this case, the coordinates for Fleetwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fleetwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.613 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.158 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.449 degrees. |