Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Halls Ford:
  • 35.355372, -83.510161
  • 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 Halls Ford

• 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 Swain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Swain County
  • Since Halls Ford is near Macon County and also Graham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graham 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 Halls Ford

Communities Also Named Halls Ford ...

We found one communities that are also named Halls Ford.

Within North Carolina, the name Halls Ford is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Halls Ford in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Coles County
    • This Halls Ford is located in Coles County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Halls Ford that is located in Swain County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Halls Ford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Halls Ford ...

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.

• Almond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Almond is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <2>
• Big Laurel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Big Laurel is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
• Burningtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Burningtown is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtown
• Deans Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Deans Mill is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Mill
• Hidetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hidetown is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidetown
• Leatherman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Leatherman is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
• Maple Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Maple Springs is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
• Needmore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Needmore is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Roundhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Roundhill is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
• Shallow Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shallow Ford is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford
• Talc Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Talc Mountain is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talc Mountain

How Far From Halls Ford to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Halls Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Halls Ford and extending to:

• Bryson City, which is the Seat of Swain County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Halls Ford to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'