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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 Sunny Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunny Point 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 Sunny Point:
    • 35.033692, -84.208528
    • 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 Sunny Point
  • 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Sunny Point is near Fannin County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Sunny Point

Communities Also Named Sunny Point ...

We found two communities that are also named Sunny Point.

Within North Carolina, the name Sunny Point is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This Sunny Point is located in Troup County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunny Point that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Sunny Point.
    • Virginia
      • Russell County
      • This Sunny Point is located in Russell County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunny Point that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Sunny Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny Point ...

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.

  • Burger Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Burger Town is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
  • Cutcane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
  • Fields of the Wood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fields of the Wood is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of the Wood
  • Friendship
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Hothouse
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Loving
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Loving is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
  • Pearl
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pearl is located in Union County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pleasant Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rocky Gap ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
  • Sweet Gum
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sweet Gum is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum
  • Wolf Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

How Far From Sunny Point 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 Sunny Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunny Point and extending to:

  • Murphy, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunny Point to Murphy, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,956 miles [7,975.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Sunny Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sunny Point 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 Sunny Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0337, Longitude: -84.2085       In this case, the coordinates for Sunny Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.193 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.789 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.896 degrees.