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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 Powelltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powelltown 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 Powelltown:
    • 35.132889, -82.809854
    • 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 Powelltown
  • 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 Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
    • Since Powelltown is near Pickens County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Powelltown

Communities Also Named Powelltown ...

We found one communities that are also named Powelltown.

Within North Carolina, the name Powelltown is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Powelltown in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Worth County
      • This Powelltown is located in Worth County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Powelltown that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Powelltown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Powelltown ...

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.

  • Cane Brake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cane Brake is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
  • Cherryfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
  • Ducktown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ducktown is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
  • Fox Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fox Ridge is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
  • Line Runner Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Line Runner Ridge is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Runner Ridge
  • Piney Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Piney Woods is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
  • Ridge Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge Haven is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Haven
  • Rocky Bottom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
  • Rocky Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
  • Round Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Mountain is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
  • Slick Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Slick Rock is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
  • Wolf Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wolf Ridge is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ridge

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

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

  • Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Powelltown 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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powelltown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Powelltown 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 Powelltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1329, Longitude: -82.8099       In this case, the coordinates for Powelltown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.367 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.854 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.308 degrees.