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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lewisburg:
    • 35.994555, -82.392355
    • 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 Lewisburg
  • 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 Yancey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yancey County
    • Since Lewisburg is near Mitchell County and also Unicoi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi 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 Lewisburg

Communities Also Named Lewisburg ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Lewisburg.

Within North Carolina, the name Lewisburg is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lewisburg.
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Lewisburg [Conway County].
    • Illinois
      • Menard County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Menard County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menard County community of Lewisburg.
    • Indiana
      • Cass County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Cass County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Lewisburg.
    • Kentucky
      • Logan County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Logan County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lewisburg.
      • Mason County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Mason County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the north northwest of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Lewisburg.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Landry Parish
      • This Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Lewisburg.
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the southwest of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Lewisburg.
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Lewisburg is located in DeSoto County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the west of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Lewisburg.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Sussex County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Lewisburg.
    • Ohio
      • Hancock County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lewisburg [Hancock County].
      • Preble County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Preble County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Lewisburg.
    • Oregon
      • Benton County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Benton County and lies 2,206 miles [3,550.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Lewisburg.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Union County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Union County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Lewisburg.
    • Tennessee
      • Marshall County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Marshall County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Lewisburg.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Yancey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Lewisburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewisburg ...

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.

  • Bee Log
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bee Log is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
  • Cane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cane is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane
  • Coffee Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Coffee Ridge is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Ridge
  • Day Book
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Day Book is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
  • Elk Shoal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Elk Shoal is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Shoal
  • Green Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hawk Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawk Branch is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Branch
  • Huntdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
  • Lincoln Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lost Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Lost Cove is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cove
    • Pigeonroost
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pigeonroost is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
    • Poplar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Poplar is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Possumtrot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Possumtrot is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtrot
    • Relief
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Relief is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
    • Swiss
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Swiss is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss

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

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

  • Burnsville, which is the Seat of Yancey County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lewisburg to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lewisburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lewisburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lewisburg 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 Lewisburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9946, Longitude: -82.3924       In this case, the coordinates for Lewisburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.132 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.707 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.898 degrees.