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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 Knob Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knob Creek 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 Knob Creek:
- 35.216226, -82.700125
- 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 Knob Creek
- 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 Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
- Since Knob Creek is near Henderson County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Knob Creek
Communities Also Named Knob Creek ...
We found five communities that are also named Knob Creek.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Knob Creek.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Cleveland County
- This Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Knob Creek that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Knob Creek.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Izard County
- This Knob Creek is located in Izard County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the west of the Knob Creek that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Knob Creek.
- Tennessee
- Lauderdale County
- This Knob Creek is located in Lauderdale County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the west of the Knob Creek that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Knob Creek.
- Lawrence County
- This Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the west of the Knob Creek that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Knob Creek.
- Sevier County
- This Knob Creek is located in Sevier County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northwest of the Knob Creek that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Knob Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knob Creek ...
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.
- Ducktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ducktown is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Falls Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
- Glen Cannon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
- Knob Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knob Hill is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
- Knob Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Rocky Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Seven Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Slick Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Stoney Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Sweetwater Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
How Far From Knob Creek 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 Knob Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knob Creek and extending to:
- Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Knob Creek 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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Knob Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Knob Creek 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 Knob Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2162, Longitude: -82.7001 In this case, the coordinates for Knob Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.304 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.794 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.241 degrees. |
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