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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ore Knob, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ore Knob and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ore Knob:
- 36.400405, -81.329263
- 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 Ore Knob
- 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 Ore Knob is near Alleghany County and also Wilkes 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 Wilkes 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 Ore Knob
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ore Knob ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Chestnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Crumpler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
- Idlewild
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Kings Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Lester ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Nathans Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Creek
- Newlife ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newlife is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlife
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Orion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Oval
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oval is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval
- Pine Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Fork is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Fork
- Piney Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Weavers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
How Far From Ore Knob 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 Ore Knob to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ore Knob and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashe County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Ore Knob 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 6 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 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Ore Knob) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ore Knob to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ore Knob. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4004, Longitude: -81.3293 In this case, the coordinates for Ore Knob have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.503 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.047 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.346 degrees. |
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