Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Montford Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montford Hills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Montford Hills

• 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 Montford Hills:
  • 35.604556, -82.574016
  • 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 Montford Hills

• 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 Montford Hills is near Henderson County and also Madison 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 Madison 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 Montford Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montford Hills ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Camelot is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Craggy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Craggy is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggy
• Dogwood Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
• Echo Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
• Elk Mountain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
• Emma
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Emma is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Grace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Happy Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Haw Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Haw Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Hazel Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Mountainbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
  • Murphy Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
  • Rolling Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
  • Spring Time
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time
  • Sulphur Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

How Far From Montford Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Montford Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Montford Hills 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>'