Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lee Walker Hots, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lee Walker Hots and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lee Walker Hots

• 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 Lee Walker Hots:
  • 35.582612, -82.552625
  • 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 Lee Walker Hots

• 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 Lee Walker Hots is near Henderson County and also Haywood 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 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 Lee Walker Hots

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lee Walker Hots ...

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 west)
  • Camelot is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Dogwood Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
• Echo Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
• Emma
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Emma is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Gashes Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gashes Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashes Creek
• Grace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grace is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Happy Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Haw Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Haw Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
• Hazel Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
• Mountainbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
• Murphy Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
• Rolling Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
• Rosebank Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rosebank Park is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Park
• Spring Time
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time

How Far From Lee Walker Hots 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 Lee Walker Hots to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lee Walker Hots and extending to:

• Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the North.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lee Walker Hots 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 379 miles [609.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'