Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pumpkintown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pumpkintown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pumpkintown
- 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 Pumpkintown:
- 35.253988, -83.282094
- 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 Pumpkintown
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Pumpkintown is near Macon County and also Swain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Macon County
- eBird sighting report for Swain 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 Pumpkintown ...
We found four communities that share the name Pumpkintown.
Within North Carolina, the name Pumpkintown is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Randolph County
- This Pumpkintown is located in Randolph County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pumpkintown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Pumpkintown.
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- This Pumpkintown is located in Pickens County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pumpkintown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Pumpkintown.
- Tennessee
- Macon County
- This Pumpkintown is located in Macon County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pumpkintown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Pumpkintown.
- West Virginia
- Randolph County
- This Pumpkintown is located in Randolph County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pumpkintown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Pumpkintown.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pumpkintown ...
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.
- Big Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Big Laurel is located in Swain County
- Dean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Fallcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Gay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Greens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Leatherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leatherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Love Field
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Field have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Field
- Love Field is located in Jackson County
- Mountain Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Macon County
- Shookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookville
- Shookville is located in Macon County
- Speedwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Pumpkintown 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 Pumpkintown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pumpkintown and extending to:
- Sylva, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pumpkintown to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pumpkintown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksonnc.org/
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pumpkintown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pumpkintown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2540, Longitude: -83.2821 In this case, the coordinates for Pumpkintown 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pumpkintown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.649 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.194 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.464 degrees. |