Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Green Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Mountain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Green Mountain
- 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 Green Mountain:
- 35.993876, -82.259049
- 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 Green Mountain
- 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 Yancey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yancey County
- Since Green Mountain is near Mitchell County and also Unicoi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Green Mountain ...
We found five communities that share the name Green Mountain.
Within North Carolina, the name Green Mountain is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson 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 Colorado community of Green Mountain [Jefferson County].
- Iowa
- Marshall County
- This Green Mountain is located in Marshall County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Green Mountain that is located in Yancey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Green Mountain.
- Missouri
- Wright County
- This Green Mountain is located in Wright County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Green Mountain that is located in Yancey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Green Mountain.
- New Brunswick
- This Green Mountain lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<2> to the northeast of the Green Mountain that is located in Yancey County.
- Washington
- Clark 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 Washington community of Green Mountain [Clark County].
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Mountain ...
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.
- Day Book
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Day Book. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Day Book
- From Green Mountain to Day Book
- Double Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Double Island
- From Green Mountain to Double Island
- Honeycutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Huntdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Yancey County
- Loafers Glory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loafers Glory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Glory
- Loafers Glory is located in Mitchell County
- Peppers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Pigeonroost
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeonroost have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
- Pigeonroost is located in Mitchell County
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Red Hill
- From Green Mountain to Red Hill
- Relief
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Relief. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Relief
- From Green Mountain to Relief
- Toecane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Green Mountain 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 Green Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Mountain and extending to:
- Burnsville, which is the Seat of Yancey County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Green Mountain to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 349 miles [561.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Green Mountain 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9939, Longitude: -82.2590 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | 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 Green Mountain 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 311.053 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.617 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.844 degrees. |