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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 Sandymush, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandymush and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sandymush:
    • 35.673302, -82.810390
    • 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 Sandymush
  • 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 Sandymush is near Madison County and also Haywood 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 Haywood 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 Sandymush

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandymush ...

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 Pine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Big Pine is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
  • Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cove is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Crabtree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crabtree is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
  • Fibreville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fibreville is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibreville
  • Fines Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fines Creek is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Creek
  • Georgetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Georgetown is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jugtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jugtown is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
  • Juno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Juno is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
  • Luck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Luck is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
  • Newfound
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Owltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Owltown is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
  • Palm ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Palm is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Panther Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Panther Creek is located in Haywood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek
    • Spring Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Trust
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Turnpike
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike

How Far From Sandymush to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sandymush to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sandymush and extending to:

  • Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sandymush to Asheville, with an average speed<2> 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 233 miles [375 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandymush) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sandymush 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 Sandymush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6733, Longitude: -82.8104    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.376 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.942 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.159 degrees.