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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 Paint Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paint Fork and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Paint Fork:
    • 35.744557, -82.463184
    • 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 Paint Fork
  • 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 Paint Fork is near Madison County and also Yancey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yancey 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 Paint Fork

Communities Also Named Paint Fork ...

We found one communities that are also named Paint Fork.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Paint Fork.

Beyond North Carolina.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Madison County
      • This Paint Fork is located in Madison County and lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the north of the Paint Fork that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Paint Fork.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paint Fork ...

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.

  • Beech
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Beech is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
  • Blackberry Inn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackberry Inn is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Inn
  • Democrat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Democrat is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
  • Flat Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Forks of Ivy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forks of Ivy is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Ivy
  • Ivy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivy is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
  • Long Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Ridge is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Paint Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Paint Fork is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
  • Pleasant Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Rattlesnake Lodge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rattlesnake Lodge is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Lodge
  • Rockview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockview is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
  • Terry Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Terry Fork is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Fork
  • Weaverville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paint Fork and extending to:

  • Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Paint Fork to Asheville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 368 miles [592.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,848 miles [7,802.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Paint Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Paint Fork 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 Paint Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7446, Longitude: -82.4632       In this case, the coordinates for Paint Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.171 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.717 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.998 degrees.