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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 Nantahala, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nantahala 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 Nantahala:
- 35.287551, -83.666858
- 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 Nantahala
- 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 Swain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Swain County
- Since Nantahala is near Macon County and also Graham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Graham 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 Nantahala
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nantahala ...
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.
- Almond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Ford is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ford
- Hidetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hidetown is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidetown
- Maple Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Milltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Robbinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shallow Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shallow Ford is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford
- Sweetgum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sweetgum is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Talc Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Talc Mountain is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talc Mountain
How Far From Nantahala 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 Nantahala to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nantahala and extending to:
- Bryson City, which is the Seat of Swain County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nantahala to Bryson City, with an average speed<3> 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 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 441 miles [709.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 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 '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- Nantahala) 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 Nantahala 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 Nantahala. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2876, Longitude: -83.6669 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.878 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.462 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.611 degrees. |
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