Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nathans Creek:
  • 36.449015, -81.388711
  • 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 Nathans Creek

• 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 Ashe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe County
  • Since Nathans Creek is near Alleghany County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson 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 Nathans Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nathans Creek ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Chestnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Comet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Comet is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
• Crumpler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Crumpler is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpler
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crumpler <1>
• Grassy Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grassy Creek is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grassy Creek <1>
• Kings Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Creek is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
• Ore Knob
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Knob
• Orion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Orion is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
• Oval
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oval is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval
• Pine Fork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pine Fork is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Fork
• Piney Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Creek is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Creek <1>
• Tuckerdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuckerdale is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerdale
• Weavers Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford

How Far From Nathans Creek to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nathans Creek and extending to:

• Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashe County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Nathans Creek to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'