Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Valley View Vistas:
  • 35.251782, -82.648179
  • 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 Valley View Vistas

• 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 Valley View Vistas 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 Valley View Vistas

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley View Vistas ...

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.

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

How Far From Valley View Vistas 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 Valley View Vistas to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Valley View Vistas and extending to:

• Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Valley View Vistas 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 398 miles [640.5 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 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'