Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Six Points, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Six Points and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Six Points
- 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 Six Points:
- 35.279521, -81.747858
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Six Points
- 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Since Six Points is near Cleveland County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Six Points ...
We found nine communities that share the name Six Points.
Within North Carolina, the name Six Points is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Six Points is located in Lauderdale County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the west of the Six Points that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Six Points.
- Indiana
- Clay County
- This Six Points is located in Clay County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Six Points that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Six Points.
- Hendricks County
- This Six Points is located in Hendricks County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the northwest of the Six Points that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Six Points.
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Six Points is located in Salem County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Six Points that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Six Points.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Six Points is located in Wood County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Six Points that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Six Points.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Six Points.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Six Points is located in Butler County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Six Points that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Six Points.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Six Points is located in Aiken County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the south of the Six Points that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Six Points.
- Texas
- Nueces County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Six Points [Nueces County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Six Points ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <3>
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Forest City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <3>
- Good ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Green ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Rutherford County
- Henrietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jones Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
- Jones Ferry is located in Cleveland County
- New House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Pinecrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Sandy Mush
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Shanghai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jones Ferry
How Far From Six Points 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 Six Points to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Six Points and extending to:
- Rutherfordton, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Six Points to Rutherfordton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Six Points. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Six Points) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Six Points. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2795, Longitude: -81.7479 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Six Points could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Six Points to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.747 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.163 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.844 degrees. |