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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stoney Knob
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Craggy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Dogwood Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
- Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
- Echo Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Elk Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
- Elk Mountain is located in Buncombe County
- Emma
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Flat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Buncombe County
- Grace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Happy Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
- Hazel Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
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- Juno
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Jupiter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Mountainbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
- Murphy Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Buncombe County
- Rattlesnake Lodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Lodge
- Rattlesnake Lodge is located in Buncombe County
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Rolling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
- Spring Time
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Time have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time
- Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
- Weaverville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
- Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <2>
- Juno
How Far From Stoney Knob to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<3> 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]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stoney Knob to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stoney Knob. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stoney Knob) to Point B.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 |
| <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 Stoney Knob to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.235 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.781 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.06 degrees. |