Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stony Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stony Fork and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stony Fork
- 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 Stony Fork:
- 35.462887, -82.736240
- 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 Stony Fork
- 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 Stony Fork is near Haywood County and also Transylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Haywood County
- eBird sighting report for Transylvania 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
Communities Also Named Stony Fork ...
We found two communities that share the name Stony Fork.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Stony Fork.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Stony Fork in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Watauga County
- This Stony Fork is located in Watauga County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stony Fork that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Stony Fork.
- Watauga County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Tioga County
- This Stony Fork is located in Tioga County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stony Fork that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Stony Fork.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stony Fork ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Fibreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fibreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibreville
- Fibreville is located in Haywood County
- Hominy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Jugtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Luther
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Newfound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Owltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Sand Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Silver Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bluff
- Silver Bluff is located in Haywood County
- Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Turnpike
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Wolf Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Woodside Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
- Woodside Hills is located in Buncombe County
How Far From Stony Fork 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 Stony Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stony Fork and extending to:
- Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stony Fork to Asheville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stony Fork. 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Stony Fork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stony Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4629, Longitude: -82.7362 In this case, the coordinates for Stony Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Stony Fork 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 311.329 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.858 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.187 degrees. |