Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smyre:
  • 35.276157, -81.125899
  • 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 Smyre

• 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 Gaston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gaston County
  • Since Smyre is near Mecklenburg County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Smyre

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smyre ...

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.

• Boogertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Boogertown is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boogertown
• Craig Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Craig Heights is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Heights
• Forest Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Brook is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
• Groves
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Groves is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
• Jenkins Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jenkins Heights is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Heights
• Kellyville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kellyville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
• Love Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Love Park is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Park
• Mount Holly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <1>
• Paradise Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradise Point is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
• Springwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Springwood is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
• Stanley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stanley is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stanley
  • From Smyre to Stanley

How Far From Smyre to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Smyre and extending to:

• Gastonia, which is the Seat of Gaston County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Smyre to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'