Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Normanville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Normanville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Normanville
- 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 Normanville:
- 35.963176, -82.117621
- 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 Normanville
- 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 Mitchell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- Since Normanville is near Yancey County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yancey County
- eBird sighting report for Avery 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Normanville ...
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.
- Blue Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Double Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Grassy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Greene Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cove
- Greene Cove is located in Mitchell County
- Hawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Ledger
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Loafers Glory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loafers Glory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Glory
- Loafers Glory is located in Mitchell County
- Spear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Spruce Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <2>
- Toecane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Wing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Normanville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Normanville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Normanville and extending to:
- Bakersville, which is the Seat of Mitchell County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Normanville to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 344 miles [553.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Normanville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Normanville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Normanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9632, Longitude: -82.1176 In this case, the coordinates for Normanville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Normanville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.969 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.516 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.796 degrees. |