Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Oconaluftee Indian Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oconaluftee Indian Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oconaluftee Indian Village

• 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 Oconaluftee Indian Village:
  • 35.486765, -83.322653
  • 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 Oconaluftee Indian Village

• 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 Oconaluftee Indian Village is near Jackson County and also Haywood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood 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 Oconaluftee Indian Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oconaluftee Indian Village ...

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.

• Big Laurel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Big Laurel is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
• Birdtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdtown is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
• Cherokee
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cherokee is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <1>
• Fisher Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fisher Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
• Greens Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Indian Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Jenkins Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jenkins Place is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Place
• Love Field
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Love Field is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Field
• Paint Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Paint Town is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
• Roundhill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Roundhill is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
• Three Forks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Three Forks is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks

How Far From Oconaluftee Indian Village 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 Oconaluftee Indian Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bryson City, which is the Seat of Swain County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Oconaluftee Indian Village to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'