Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oteen:
  • 35.587336, -82.491235
  • 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 Oteen

• 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 Buncombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
  • Since Oteen is near Henderson County and also McDowell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell 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 Oteen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oteen ...

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.

• Dogwood Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
• Gashes Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gashes Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashes Creek
• Grace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grace is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Happy Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Haw Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Haw Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
• Mountainbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
• Murphy Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
• Riceville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Riceville is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Rolling Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
• Rosebank Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosebank Park is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Park
• Spring Time
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time

How Far From Oteen 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 Oteen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oteen and extending to:

• Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the West.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Oteen to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 376 miles [605.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'