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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 Little River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little River 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 Little River:
    • 35.238727, -82.629012
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Little River
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Little River ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Little River.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Little River.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 23 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Alexander County
      • This Little River is located in Alexander County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Little River.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • This Little River is located in Baldwin County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Little River.
      • Cherokee County
      • This Little River is located in Cherokee County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the west southwest of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Little River.
    • Arkansas
      • Little River 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 Arkansas community of Little River [Little River County].
      • Mississippi County
      • This Little River is located in Mississippi County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the west of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Little River.
    • British Columbia
      • This Little River lies 2,335 miles [3,757.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
    • California
      • Mendocino County
      • This Little River is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Little River.
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex 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 Connecticut community of Little River [Middlesex County].
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Little River is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Little River.
      • Suwannee 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 Florida community of Little River [Suwannee County].
    • Georgia
      • Wilkes County
      • This Little River is located in Wilkes County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Little River.
    • Kansas
      • McPherson County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in McPherson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Little River.
      • Rice County
      • This Little River is located in Rice County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Little River.
    • Louisiana
      • Livingston Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Little River [Livingston Parish].
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin 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 Maine community of Little River [Androscoggin County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Little River is located in Hampden County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Little River.
    • Michigan
      • Menominee 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 Michigan community of Little River [Menominee County].
    • Missouri
      • New Madrid County
      • This Little River is located in New Madrid County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Little River.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Little River lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Little River.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Little River lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Little River is located in Horry County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Little River.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Little River is located in Blount County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Little River.
      • Knox 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 Tennessee community of Little River [Knox County].
      • Monroe County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Little River [Monroe County].
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • This Little River is located in Bell County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Little River.
    • Virginia
      • Floyd 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 Virginia community of Little River [Floyd County].
    • Yukon
      • This Little River lies 2,906 miles [4,676.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Little River that is located in Transylvania County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little River ...

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.

  • Bass Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
    • Bass Lake is located in Transylvania County
  • Falls Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
    • Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
  • Glen Cannon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
    • Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
  • Knob Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
    • Knob Creek is located in Transylvania County
  • Knob Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
    • Knob Hill is located in Transylvania County
  • Knob Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
    • Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
  • Mountain View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
  • Seven Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
  • Still Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Meadows
    • Still Meadows is located in Transylvania County
  • Stoney Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
    • Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
  • Sweetwater Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
    • Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County

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

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

  • Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the West.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Little River to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 398 miles [640.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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- Little River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2387, Longitude: -82.6290       In this case, the coordinates for Little River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Little River 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>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 Little River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Little River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.263 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.749 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.206 degrees.




 

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