Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sutherland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sutherland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sutherland
- 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 Sutherland:
- 36.394290, -81.691777
- 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 Sutherland
- 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 Ashe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ashe County
- Since Sutherland is near Watauga County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Watauga County
- eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Sutherland ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Sutherland.
Within North Carolina, the name Sutherland is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Sutherland [Hillsborough County].
- Iowa
- O'Brien County
- This Sutherland is located in O'Brien County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the O'Brien County community of Sutherland.
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- This Sutherland is located in Daviess County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Sutherland.
- Missouri
- Johnson County
- This Sutherland is located in Johnson County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Sutherland.
- Montana
- Prairie County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sutherland [Prairie County].
- Nebraska
- Lincoln County
- This Sutherland is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Sutherland.
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Trumbull County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Sutherland.
- Ontario
- This Sutherland lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<2> to the north of the Sutherland that is located in Ashe County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Sutherland lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Ashe County.
- Tennessee
- Johnson County
- This Sutherland is located in Johnson County and lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Sutherland.
- Utah
- Millard County
- This Sutherland is located in Millard County and lies 1,690 miles [2,719.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Sutherland.
- Virginia
- Dinwiddie County
- This Sutherland is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sutherland that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Sutherland.
- Wise County
- This Sutherland is located in Wise County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Sutherland.
- Wythe County
- This Sutherland is located in Wythe County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the northeast of the Sutherland that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Sutherland.
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sutherland [Preston County].
- Wisconsin
- Bayfield County
- This Sutherland is located in Bayfield County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Sutherland.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sutherland ...
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.
- Center View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center View
- Center View is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Ashe County
- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Meat Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pottertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- Pottertown is located in Watauga County
- Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Trout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Zionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionville
- Zionville is located in Watauga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionville <5>
How Far From Sutherland 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 Sutherland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sutherland and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashe County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sutherland to Jefferson, with an average speed<6> 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 175 miles [281.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sutherland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ashe County: www.ashecountygov.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sutherland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sutherland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sutherland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3943, Longitude: -81.6918 In this case, the coordinates for Sutherland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sutherland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sutherland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.718 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.291 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.495 degrees. |