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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Jeter Mountain Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jeter Mountain Terrace and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Jeter Mountain Terrace
  • 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 Jeter Mountain Terrace:
    • 35.247617, -82.547343
    • 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 Jeter Mountain Terrace
  • 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
    • Since Jeter Mountain Terrace is near Transylvania County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Jeter Mountain Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jeter Mountain Terrace ...

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.

  • Bass Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bass Lake is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
  • Bent Tree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
  • Crooked Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crooked Creek is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
  • Echo Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Echo Lakes is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lakes
  • English Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • English Hills is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Indian Cave Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Cave Park is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Park
  • Indian Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
  • Laurel Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Little River is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Mountain Lake Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Lake Camp is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Camp
  • Mountain Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Valley is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Overlook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Overlook is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Pebble Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Quail Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Quail Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Ravenwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ravenwood is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Rosebud
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosebud is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
    • Sky Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sky Village is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
    • Still Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Still Meadows is located in Transylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Meadows
    • Sugar Hollow Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sugar Hollow Farm is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow Farm
    • Timbercreek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
    • Tranquility
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tranquility is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
    • Valley Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill

How Far From Jeter Mountain Terrace 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 Jeter Mountain Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jeter Mountain Terrace and extending to:

  • Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Jeter Mountain Terrace to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 394 miles [634.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jeter Mountain Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Jeter Mountain Terrace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jeter Mountain Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2476, Longitude: -82.5473       In this case, the coordinates for Jeter Mountain Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.215 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.696 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.171 degrees.