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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 Sevier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sevier 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 Sevier:
- 35.802624, -82.016778
- 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 Sevier
- 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 McDowell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
- Since Sevier is near Mitchell County and also Burke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke 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 Sevier
Communities Also Named Sevier ...
We found two communities that are also named Sevier.
Within North Carolina, the name Sevier is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Wallowa County
- This Sevier is located in Wallowa County and lies 1,961 miles [3,155.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sevier that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wallowa County community of Sevier.
- Utah
- Sevier County
- This Sevier is located in Sevier County and lies 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sevier that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Sevier.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sevier ...
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.
- Garden Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Creek
- Grassy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Little Switzerland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Longtown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Gardens is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gardens
- Spruce Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Strawberry Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
- Stumptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stumptown is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Toms Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Sevier 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 Sevier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sevier and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sevier 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sevier) 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 Sevier 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 Sevier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8026, Longitude: -82.0168 In this case, the coordinates for Sevier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.909 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.424 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.801 degrees. |
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