Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nebo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nebo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nebo
- 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 Nebo:
- 35.715125, -81.930939
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Nebo
- 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 McDowell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McDowell County
- Since Nebo is near Burke County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Burke County
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Nebo ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Nebo.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Nebo.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Nebo is located in Benton County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the west of the Nebo that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Nebo.
- Lincoln County
- This Nebo is located in Lincoln County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km] to the west of the Nebo that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Nebo.
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Hopkins County
- This Nebo is located in Hopkins County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nebo that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Nebo.
- Muhlenberg County
- This Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the west northwest of the Nebo that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Nebo.
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Defiance County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Defiance County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Defiance County community of Nebo.
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Nebo.
- Mahoning County
- This community is historic and although located in Mahoning County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Nebo.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Nebo is located in Fayette County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Nebo that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Nebo.
- Greene County
- This Nebo is located in Greene County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the north northeast of the Nebo that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Nebo.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This Nebo is located in Clay County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Nebo that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Nebo.
- Upshur County
- This Nebo is located in Upshur County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the north northeast of the Nebo that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Nebo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nebo ...
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.
- Garden Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Creek
- Garden Creek is located in McDowell County
- Hardaway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Jacktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Longtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Parkhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Pleasant Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gardens
- Pleasant Gardens is located in McDowell County
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Stumptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Toms Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Nebo 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 Nebo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nebo and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Nebo to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nebo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nebo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nebo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7151, Longitude: -81.9309 In this case, the coordinates for Nebo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Nebo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nebo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Nebo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.858 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.353 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.792 degrees. |