Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gap:
  • 35.879278, -82.407630
  • 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 Gap

• 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 Yancey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yancey County
  • Since Paint Gap is near Madison County and also Buncombe 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 Buncombe 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 Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paint Gap ...

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.

• Bee Log
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bee Log is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
• California
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • California is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
• Cane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cane is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane
• Democrat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Democrat is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
• Elk Shoal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elk Shoal is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Shoal
• Hawk Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hawk Branch is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Branch
• Ivy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivy is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
• Lincoln Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Low Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Low Gap is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Paint Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paint Fork is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
  • Possumtrot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Possumtrot is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtrot
  • Price Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Price Creek is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
  • Rockview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rockview is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
  • Swiss
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Swiss is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss
  • Terry Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Terry Fork is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Fork

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

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

• Burnsville, which is the Seat of Yancey County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Paint Gap to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'