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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 Slickrock Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slickrock Ford 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 Slickrock Ford:
- 35.199260, -83.524882
- 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 Slickrock Ford
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Slickrock Ford is near Swain County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Swain 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 Slickrock Ford
Communities Also Named Slickrock Ford ...
We found two communities that are also named Slickrock Ford.
Within North Carolina, the name Slickrock Ford is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Slickrock Ford [Franklin County].
- Tennessee
- Wayne County
- This Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the west of the Slickrock Ford that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Slickrock Ford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slickrock Ford ...
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.
- Blossomtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blossomtown is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossomtown
- Burningtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtown is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtown
- Dean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dean is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Deans Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deans Mill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Mill
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rainbow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Springs is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Springs
- Shallow Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shallow Ford is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Slickrock Ford 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 Slickrock Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slickrock Ford and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Slickrock Ford to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Slickrock Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Slickrock Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Slickrock Ford 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 Slickrock Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1993, Longitude: -83.5249 In this case, the coordinates for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.791 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.351 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.577 degrees. |
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