Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sweetwater Farms:
  • 35.218170, -82.690125
  • 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 Sweetwater Farms

• 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 Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
  • Since Sweetwater Farms is near Henderson County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Sweetwater Farms

Communities Also Named Sweetwater Farms ...

We found one communities that are also named Sweetwater Farms.

Within North Carolina, the name Sweetwater Farms is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Sweetwater Farms in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • This Sweetwater Farms is located in Hillsborough County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the south of the Sweetwater Farms that is located in Transylvania County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sweetwater Farms.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweetwater Farms ...

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.

• Ducktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ducktown is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
• Falls Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
• Glen Cannon
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
• Knob Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Knob Creek is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
• Knob Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Knob Hill is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Knob Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
• Little River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little River is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Mountain View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Rocky Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Seven Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
• Stoney Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook

How Far From Sweetwater Farms 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 Sweetwater Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sweetwater Farms to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'