Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Robbinsville:
  • 35.323017, -83.806864
  • 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 Robbinsville

• 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 Graham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graham County
  • Since Robbinsville is near Macon County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Robbinsville

Communities Also Named Robbinsville ...

We found one communities that are also named Robbinsville.

Within North Carolina, the name Robbinsville is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Jersey
    • Mercer County
    • This Robbinsville is located in Mercer County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the northeast of the Robbinsville that is located in Graham County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Robbinsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robbinsville ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Hidetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hidetown is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidetown
• Jenkins Meadow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkins Meadow is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Meadow
• Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Junction is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Milltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Milltown is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Rattler Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rattler Ford is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattler Ford
• Sweetgum
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetgum is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
• Talc Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Talc Mountain is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talc Mountain
• Valleytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Valleytown is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleytown
• Yellow Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

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

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

• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Robbinsville to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'