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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 Stoney Knob, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoney Knob and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Stoney Knob:
    • 35.680424, -82.572457
    • 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 Stoney Knob
  • 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 Buncombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
    • Since Stoney Knob is near Madison County and also Yancey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yancey 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 Stoney Knob

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoney Knob ...

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.

  • Beech
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Camelot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Camelot is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Craggy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Craggy is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggy
  • Dogwood Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
  • Echo Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
  • Elk Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Elk Mountain is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
  • Emma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Flat Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Grace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Grace is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Happy Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Hazel Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Juno
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Juno is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
    • Jupiter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
    • Mountainbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
    • Murphy Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
    • Pleasant Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Rattlesnake Lodge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rattlesnake Lodge is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Lodge
    • Riceville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rolling Green
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
    • Spring Time
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time
    • Weaverville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)

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

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

  • Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the South.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stoney Knob to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 376 miles [605.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Stoney Knob) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Stoney Knob 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 Stoney Knob. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6804, Longitude: -82.5725    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.235 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.781 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.06 degrees.