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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 Juno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Juno and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Juno:
    • 35.640109, -82.646797
    • 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 Juno
  • 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 Buncombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
    • Since Juno is near Madison County and also Haywood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood 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 Juno

Communities Also Named Juno ...

We found nine communities that are also named Juno.

Within North Carolina, the name Juno is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Juno lies 1,747 miles [2,811.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Juno that is located in Buncombe County.
    • Georgia
      • Dawson County
      • This Juno is located in Dawson County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Juno that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Juno.
    • Kentucky
      • Pulaski 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 Kentucky community of Juno [Pulaski County].
    • North Dakota
      • Divide County
      • This Juno is located in Divide County and lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Juno that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Divide County community of Juno.
    • Oregon
      • Tillamook County
      • This Juno is located in Tillamook County and lies 2,238 miles [3,601.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Juno that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Juno.
    • Tennessee
      • Henderson County
      • This Juno is located in Henderson County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the west of the Juno that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Juno.
    • Texas
      • Val Verde County
      • This Juno is located in Val Verde County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Juno that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Val Verde County community of Juno.
    • Washington
      • Whitman County
      • This Juno is located in Whitman County and lies 1,954 miles [3,144.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Juno that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Juno.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell 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 West Virginia community of Juno [McDowell County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Juno ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Camelot is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Craggy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Craggy is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggy
  • Echo Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
  • Elk Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Elk Mountain is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
  • Emma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Emma is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Grace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Grace is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Hazel Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Murphy Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
  • Newfound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Newfound is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
  • Owltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Owltown is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
  • Stoney Knob
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
  • Sulphur Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

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

  • Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • 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 Juno 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 381 miles [613.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Juno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Juno 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>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 Juno 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 Juno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6401, Longitude: -82.6468       In this case, the coordinates for Juno have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.279 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.825 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.102 degrees.