Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Price Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Price Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Price Creek
- 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 Price Creek:
- 35.866224, -82.383740
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Price Creek
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Yancey County
- Since Price Creek is near Madison County and also Buncombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Price Creek ...
We found one communities that share the name Price Creek.
Within North Carolina, the name Price Creek is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Price Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Moffat County
- This Price Creek is located in Moffat County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Price Creek that is located in Yancey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moffat County community of Price Creek.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Price Creek ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Elk Shoal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hawk Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Branch
- Hawk Branch is located in Yancey County
- Lincoln Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Yancey County
- Low Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Paint Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Paint Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Possumtrot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possumtrot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtrot
- Possumtrot is located in Yancey County
- Rockview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Swiss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Terry Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Fork
- Terry Fork is located in Madison County
How Far From Price Creek 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 Price Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Price Creek and extending to:
- Burnsville, which is the Seat of Yancey County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Price Creek to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Price Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Price Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Price Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8662, Longitude: -82.3837 In this case, the coordinates for Price Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Price Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.126 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.682 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.931 degrees. |