Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sunset Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Falls and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sunset Falls

• 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 Sunset Falls:
  • 36.181521, -81.158418
  • 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 Sunset Falls

• 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 Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
  • Since Sunset Falls is near Alexander County and also Ashe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe 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 Sunset Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Falls ...

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.

• Brown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Buck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Buck is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
• Call
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Call is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
• Cricket
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cricket is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
• Cricket Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cricket Park is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Park
• Fairplains
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
• Fox Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fox Run is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Hays
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hays is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <1>
• Knottville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Knottville is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottville
• Mulberry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Stokes ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stokes is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Wildwood Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood Park is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park

How Far From Sunset Falls to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sunset Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sunset Falls and extending to:

• Wilkesboro, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies just to the South.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sunset Falls to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'