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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 Sunburst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunburst 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 Sunburst:
- 35.410660, -82.932079
- 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 Sunburst
- 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 Haywood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood County
- Since Sunburst is near Jackson County and also Buncombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe 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 Sunburst
Communities Also Named Sunburst ...
We found three communities that are also named Sunburst.
Within North Carolina, the name Sunburst is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Toole County
- This Sunburst is located in Toole County and lies 1,734 miles [2,790.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunburst that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toole County community of Sunburst.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Sunburst is located in Dane County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sunburst that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Sunburst.
- Wyoming
- Campbell County
- This Sunburst is located in Campbell County and lies 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunburst that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Sunburst.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunburst ...
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.
- Cecil ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cecil is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Clark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fibreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fibreville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibreville
- Iron Duff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
- Ivy Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Hills is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hills
- Jonathan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonathan is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan
- Maggie Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Rich Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Ruby City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Silver Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Bluff is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bluff
- Stony Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Fork is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
How Far From Sunburst 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 Sunburst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunburst and extending to:
- Waynesville, which is the Seat of Haywood County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sunburst 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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunburst) 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 Sunburst 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 Sunburst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4107, Longitude: -82.9321 In this case, the coordinates for Sunburst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.444 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.982 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.281 degrees. |
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