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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 Rattlesnake Lodge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rattlesnake Lodge and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rattlesnake Lodge:
- 35.668447, -82.455681
- 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 Rattlesnake Lodge
- 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 Rattlesnake Lodge is near Madison County and also McDowell 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 McDowell 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 Rattlesnake Lodge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rattlesnake Lodge ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Blackberry Inn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry Inn is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Inn
- Dogwood Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
- Grace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Grovestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grovestone is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovestone
- Happy Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Mountainbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Paint Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paint Fork is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Riceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Rolling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Spring Time
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stoney Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Summerhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summerhaven is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
- Walkertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Weaverville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Rattlesnake Lodge 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 Rattlesnake Lodge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rattlesnake Lodge and extending to:
- Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rattlesnake Lodge 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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 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 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Rattlesnake Lodge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rattlesnake Lodge 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 Rattlesnake Lodge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6684, Longitude: -82.4557 In this case, the coordinates for Rattlesnake Lodge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.166 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.70 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.017 degrees. |
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