Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grace and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grace
- 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 Grace:
- 35.628167, -82.552349
- 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 Grace
- 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 Buncombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
- Since Grace is near Madison County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Grace ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Grace.
Within North Carolina, the name Grace is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Grace is located in Butler County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Grace that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Grace.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Grace [Jefferson County].
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Grace [Jefferson County].
- Johnson 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 Arkansas community of Grace [Johnson County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Grace [Bingham County].
- Caribou County
- This Grace is located in Caribou County and lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grace that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Grace.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Carroll County
- This Grace is located in Carroll County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grace that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Grace.
- Laclede County
- This Grace is located in Laclede County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km] to the west northwest of the Grace that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Grace.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- King County
- Although located in King County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Grace.
- Liberty County
- This Grace is located in Liberty County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Grace that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Grace.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Hampshire County
- This Grace is located in Hampshire County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grace that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Grace.
- Roane County
- This Grace is located in Roane County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the north northeast of the Grace that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Grace.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grace ...
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.
- Camelot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Craggy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Dogwood Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
- Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
- Echo Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Elk Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
- Elk Mountain is located in Buncombe County
- Emma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
- Haw Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hazel Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
- Mountainbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
- Murphy Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Buncombe County
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- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Rolling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
- Spring Time
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Time have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time
- Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
- Stoney Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Weaverville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
- Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <6>
- Riceville
How Far From Grace 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 Grace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grace and extending to:
- Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Grace to Raleigh, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6282, Longitude: -82.5523 In this case, the coordinates for Grace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Grace 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Grace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.223 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.759 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.067 degrees. |