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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 Triplett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Triplett and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Triplett:
    • 36.203184, -81.558715
    • 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 Triplett
  • 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 Watauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga County
    • Since Triplett is near Ashe County and also Wilkes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe 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 Triplett

Communities Also Named Triplett ...

We found five communities that are also named Triplett.

Within North Carolina, the name Triplett is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Wilkes 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 Georgia community of Triplett [Wilkes County].
    • Kentucky
      • Rowan County
      • This Triplett is located in Rowan County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Triplett that is located in Watauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Triplett.
    • Missouri
      • Chariton County
      • This Triplett is located in Chariton County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Triplett that is located in Watauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Triplett.
    • West Virginia
      • Clay County
      • This Triplett is located in Clay County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the north of the Triplett that is located in Watauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Triplett.
      • Roane County
      • This Triplett is located in Roane County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the north of the Triplett that is located in Watauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Triplett.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Triplett ...

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.

  • Apple Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Apple Ridge is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
  • Bamboo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bamboo is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
  • Buffalo Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
  • Deep Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Echo Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Echo Park is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Park
  • Fleetwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Green Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Hill is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hillcrest is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Powderhorn Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Powderhorn Mountain is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn Mountain
  • Ski Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ski Mountain is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ski Mountain
  • Soda Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
  • Solo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Solo is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
  • Stony Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork

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

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

  • Boone, which is the Seat of Watauga County, lies just to the West.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Triplett to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Triplett 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Triplett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Triplett 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 Triplett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2032, Longitude: -81.5587       In this case, the coordinates for Triplett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.639 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.174 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.498 degrees.