Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hughes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hughes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hughes
- 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 Hughes:
- 36.059848, -81.964282
- 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 Hughes
- 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 Avery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Avery County
- Since Hughes is near Mitchell County and also Burke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- eBird sighting report for Burke 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 Hughes ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Hughes.
Within North Carolina, the name Hughes is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Hughes lies 3,478 miles [5,597.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hughes that is located in Avery County.
- Arkansas
- Crittenden 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 Hughes [Crittenden County].
- Saint Francis County
- This Hughes is located in Saint Francis County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west of the Hughes that is located in Avery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Hughes.
- California
- Georgia
- Murray 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 Georgia community of Hughes [Murray County].
- Wilkinson 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 Georgia community of Hughes [Wilkinson County].
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Hughes lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hughes that is located in Avery County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hughes [Hamilton County].
- Macon 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 Tennessee community of Hughes [Macon County].
- Texas
- Cass County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Hughes.
- Galveston County
- This community is historic and although located in Galveston County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Hughes.
- Irion County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hughes [Irion County].
- Newton County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hughes [Newton County].
- Tom Green County
- This community is historic and although located in Tom Green County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tom Green County community of Hughes.
- Victoria County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hughes [Victoria County].
- West Virginia
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hughes ...
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.
- Beech Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Beech Bottom is located in Avery County
- Carpenter Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Bottom
- Carpenter Bottom is located in Avery County
- Chestnut Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Cranberry Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Gap
- Cranberry Gap is located in Avery County
- Frank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Newland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Newland is located in Avery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newland <5>
- Plumtree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumtree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumtree
- Plumtree is located in Avery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plumtree <5>
- Roaring Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
- Roaring Creek is located in Avery County
- Spear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Hughes 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 Hughes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hughes and extending to:
- Newland, which is the Seat of Avery County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hughes to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>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 333 miles [535.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hughes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Avery County: www.averyco.com/gov/
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 '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- Hughes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hughes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0598, Longitude: -81.9643 In this case, the coordinates for Hughes 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hughes 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 Hughes, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hughes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.879 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.427 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.705 degrees. |