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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 Kalmia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kalmia 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 Kalmia:
- 35.929847, -82.022893
- 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 Kalmia
- 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 Mitchell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- Since Kalmia is near Avery County and also McDowell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Avery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell 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 Kalmia
Communities Also Named Kalmia ...
We found one communities that are also named Kalmia.
Within North Carolina, the name Kalmia is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Kalmia in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Kalmia is located in Harford County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kalmia that is located in Mitchell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Kalmia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kalmia ...
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.
- Grassy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Greene Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greene Cove is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cove
- Hawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hawk is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
- Jonas Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ledger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Little Switzerland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Normanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Normanville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanville
- Plumtree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spear is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear
- Spruce Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
- Three Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Three Mile is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Wing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wing is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Wisemans View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wisemans View is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisemans View
How Far From Kalmia 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 Kalmia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kalmia and extending to:
- Bakersville, which is the Seat of Mitchell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kalmia to Bakersville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 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 from Point A (ie- Kalmia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kalmia 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 Kalmia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9298, Longitude: -82.0229 In this case, the coordinates for Kalmia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.913 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.447 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.767 degrees. |
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