Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Greene Cove:
  • 36.005954, -82.112344
  • 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 Greene Cove

• 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 Mitchell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
  • Since Greene Cove is near Avery County and also Yancey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Avery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yancey 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 Greene Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greene Cove ...

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.

• Cooktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooktown is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
• Hawk
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hawk is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
• Ledger
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ledger is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
• Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
• Loafers Glory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Loafers Glory is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Glory
• Normanville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Normanville is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanville
• Spear
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Spear is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear
• Toecane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Toecane is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toecane
• Wing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wing is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing

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

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

• Bakersville, which is the Seat of Mitchell County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Greene Cove to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'