Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jarrett 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 Jarrett Cove:
  • 35.898440, -82.643471
  • 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 Jarrett 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Jarrett Cove is near Unicoi County and also Buncombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe 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 Jarrett Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jarrett 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.

• Big Laurel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Laurel is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
• Chapel Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Cutshalltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
• Hurricane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hurricane is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Ivy Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ivy Ridge is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
• Little Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Little Creek is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
• Lumptown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lumptown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumptown
• Rice Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rice Mill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Mill
• Walnut
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
• Walnut Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Creek is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek

How Far From Jarrett 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 Jarrett 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 Jarrett Cove and extending to:

• Marshall, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Jarrett Cove to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 370 miles [595.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'