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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 Strawberry Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strawberry Ridge and the surrounding area.
- 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 Strawberry Ridge:
- 35.843454, -82.111228
- 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 Strawberry Ridge
- 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 Mitchell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- Since Strawberry Ridge is near McDowell County and also Yancey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell 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 Strawberry Ridge
Communities Also Named Strawberry Ridge ...
We found one communities that are also named Strawberry Ridge.
Within North Carolina, the name Strawberry Ridge is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Strawberry Ridge in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Montour County
- This Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the northeast of the Strawberry Ridge that is located in Mitchell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montour County community of Strawberry Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Strawberry Ridge ...
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.
- Blue Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Rock is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
- Cattail Creek Community
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Ledger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Little Switzerland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Normanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Normanville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanville
- Spruce Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Toms Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Wing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wing is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Strawberry Ridge 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 Strawberry Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Strawberry Ridge and extending to:
- Bakersville, which is the Seat of Mitchell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Strawberry Ridge to Bakersville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Strawberry Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Strawberry Ridge 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 Strawberry Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8435, Longitude: -82.1112 In this case, the coordinates for Strawberry Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.964 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.494 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.828 degrees. |
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