Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Transou:
  • 36.404431, -81.299235
  • 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 Transou

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe County
  • Since Transou is near Alleghany County and also Wilkes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes 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 Transou

Curious and Interesting Names Near Transou ...

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.

• Chestnut Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Crumpler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crumpler is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpler
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crumpler <1>
• Halls Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
• Kings Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kings Creek is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
• Lester ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lester is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Nathans Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Creek
• Newlife ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Newlife is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlife
• Ore Knob
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Knob
• Orion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Orion is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orion
  • From Transou to Orion
• Pine Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Fork is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Fork
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove

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

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

• Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Transou to Jefferson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 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 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'