Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Smethport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smethport and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Smethport

• 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 Smethport:
  • 36.426513, -81.501773
  • 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 Smethport

• 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 Ashe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe County
  • Since Smethport is near Watauga County and also Alleghany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany 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 Smethport

Communities Also Named Smethport ...

We found one communities that are also named Smethport.

Within North Carolina, the name Smethport is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Smethport in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • McKean County
    • This Smethport is located in McKean County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Smethport that is located in Ashe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Smethport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smethport ...

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.

• Apple Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Beaver Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Comet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Comet is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
• Crumpler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Crumpler is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpler
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crumpler <2>
• Fig
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fig is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
• Fleetwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fleetwood is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <2>
• Nathans Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Creek
• Orion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Orion is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
• Oval
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oval is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval
• Trout
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Trout is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
• Tuckerdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tuckerdale is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerdale

How Far From Smethport 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 Smethport to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smethport and extending to:

• Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashe County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Smethport to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'