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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 Topton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Topton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Topton:
- 35.243951, -83.705137
- 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 Topton
- 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 Topton is near Graham County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Graham County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Topton
Communities Also Named Topton ...
We found four communities that are also named Topton.
Within North Carolina, the name Topton is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Washington County
- This Topton is located in Washington County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Topton that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Topton.
- Kentucky
- Laurel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Topton [Laurel County].
- Mississippi
- Lauderdale County
- This Topton is located in Lauderdale County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Topton that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Topton.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Topton is located in Berks County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Topton that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Topton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Topton ...
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.
- Almond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hidetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hidetown is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidetown
- Milltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Robbinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slickrock Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Sweetgum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Talc Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talc Mountain is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talc Mountain
- Valleytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valleytown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleytown
How Far From Topton 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 Topton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Topton and extending to:
- Murphy, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Topton to Murphy, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 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 7,048 miles [11,342.7 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Topton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Topton 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. |
| <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 Topton 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 Topton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2440, Longitude: -83.7051 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.899 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.481 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.638 degrees. |
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