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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 Vashti, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vashti 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 Vashti:
- 35.997598, -81.105402
- 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 Vashti
- 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 Alexander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
- Since Vashti is near Wilkes County and also Iredell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell 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 Vashti
Communities Also Named Vashti ...
We found four communities that are also named Vashti.
Within North Carolina, the name Vashti is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clarke County
- This Vashti is located in Clarke County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Vashti that is located in Alexander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Vashti.
- North Dakota
- Stutsman County
- This Vashti is located in Stutsman County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vashti that is located in Alexander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Vashti.
- Texas
- Clay County
- This Vashti is located in Clay County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the west of the Vashti that is located in Alexander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Vashti.
- Virginia
- Franklin County
- This Vashti is located in Franklin County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vashti that is located in Alexander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Vashti.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vashti ...
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.
- Boomer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Call
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Call is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- East Fruitland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Fruitland is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fruitland
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fishing Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fishing Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
- Fox Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Hiddenite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Love Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Rocky Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thankful
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thankful is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thankful
- Windy Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windy Gap is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap
How Far From Vashti to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vashti to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vashti and extending to:
- Taylorsville, which is the Seat of Alexander County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Vashti to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six 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 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Vashti) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Vashti 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 Vashti. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9976, Longitude: -81.1054 In this case, the coordinates for Vashti have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.374 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.839 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.377 degrees. |
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