Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sweetgum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sweetgum and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sweetgum
- 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 Sweetgum:
- 35.291200, -83.771008
- 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 Sweetgum
- 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 Graham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Graham County
- Since Sweetgum is near Cherokee County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Sweetgum ...
We found one communities that share the name Sweetgum.
Within North Carolina, the name Sweetgum is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Sweetgum in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweetgum ...
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.
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Coalville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Hidetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Milltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Rattler Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattler Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattler Ford
- Rattler Ford is located in Graham County
- Robbinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Robbinsville is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <3>
- Talc Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talc Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talc Mountain
- Talc Mountain is located in Swain County
- Valleytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleytown
- Valleytown is located in Cherokee County
- Yellow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
How Far From Sweetgum 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 Sweetgum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sweetgum and extending to:
- Robbinsville, which is the Seat of Graham County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sweetgum to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sweetgum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sweetgum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sweetgum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2912, Longitude: -83.7710 In this case, the coordinates for Sweetgum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sweetgum to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.94 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.534 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.652 degrees. |