Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New River Heights:
  • 36.217628, -81.640106
  • 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 New River Heights

• 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 Watauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga County
  • Since New River Heights is near Caldwell County and also Ashe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe 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 New River Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near New River Heights ...

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.

• Bamboo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bamboo is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
• Deep Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deep Gap is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Gap
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deep Gap <1>
• Echo Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Echo Park is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Park
• Grave Yard ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grave Yard is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Yard
• Green Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Hill is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Hounds Ear
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hounds Ear is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Ear
• Laurel Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Laurel Park is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
• Meat Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poplar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Ski Mountain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ski Mountain is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ski Mountain
• Soda Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
• Solo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Solo is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo

How Far From New River Heights 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 New River Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Boone, which is the Seat of Watauga County, lies just to the West.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from New River Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 312 miles [502.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'