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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 Rockview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockview 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 Rockview:
- 35.785390, -82.429573
- 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 Rockview
- 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 Rockview is near Madison County and also Yancey 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 Yancey 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 Rockview
Communities Also Named Rockview ...
We found two communities that are also named Rockview.
Within North Carolina, the name Rockview is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Chippewa County
- This Rockview is located in Chippewa County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the north of the Rockview that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Rockview.
- Missouri
- Scott County
- This Rockview is located in Scott County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockview that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Rockview.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockview ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Blackberry Inn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blackberry Inn is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Inn
- California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- California is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Democrat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Forks of Ivy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forks of Ivy is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Ivy
- Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Long Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Ridge is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Fork is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Paint Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Gap
- Price Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
- Terry Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Terry Fork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Fork
How Far From Rockview 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 Rockview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockview and extending to:
- Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rockview to Asheville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 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 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rockview 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 Rockview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7854, Longitude: -82.4296 In this case, the coordinates for Rockview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.152 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.701 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.973 degrees. |
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