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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 Lovill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lovill 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 Lovill:
- 36.234850, -81.733442
- 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 Lovill
- 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 Watauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga County
- Since Lovill is near Caldwell County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Avery 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 Lovill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lovill ...
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.
- Forest Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Grave Yard ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grave Yard is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Yard
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hounds Ear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hounds Ear is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Ear
- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Meat Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Silverstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silverstone is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstone
- Ski Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ski Mountain is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ski Mountain
- Soda Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Zionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Lovill 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 Lovill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lovill and extending to:
- Boone, which is the Seat of Watauga County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lovill to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lovill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lovill 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 Lovill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2349, Longitude: -81.7334 In this case, the coordinates for Lovill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.743 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.296 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.56 degrees. |
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