Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Montreat:
  • 35.647818, -82.299914
  • 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 Montreat

• 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 Montreat is near McDowell County and also Yancey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yancey 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 Montreat

Communities Also Named Montreat ...

We found one communities that are also named Montreat.

Within North Carolina, the name Montreat is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Montreat in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Jefferson County
    • This Montreat is located in Jefferson County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Montreat that is located in Buncombe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Montreat.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montreat ...

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.

• Beech
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Beech is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
• Blackberry Inn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackberry Inn is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Inn
• Flat Top
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Top is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
• Graphite
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Graphite is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphite
• Grovestone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grovestone is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovestone
• Rattlesnake Lodge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rattlesnake Lodge is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Lodge
• Riceville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Riceville is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Summerhaven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Summerhaven is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
• Walkertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

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

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

• Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Montreat to Asheville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'