Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Waterville
- 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 Waterville:
- 35.771210, -83.100704
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Waterville
- 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 Haywood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Haywood County
- Since Waterville is near Cocke County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cocke County
- eBird sighting report for Sevier 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Waterville ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Waterville.
Within North Carolina, the name Waterville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 24 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Cochise County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Waterville.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Waterville is located in New Haven County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Waterville.
- Georgia
- Walker County
- This Waterville is located in Walker County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Waterville.
- Iowa
- Allamakee County
- This Waterville is located in Allamakee County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allamakee County community of Waterville.
- Kansas
- Marshall County
- This Waterville is located in Marshall County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Waterville.
- Riley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waterville [Riley County].
- Maine
- Kennebec County
- This Waterville is located in Kennebec County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Waterville.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Waterville is located in Plymouth County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Waterville.
- Worcester County
- This Waterville is located in Worcester County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Waterville.
- Minnesota
- Le Sueur County
- This Waterville is located in Le Sueur County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Sueur County community of Waterville.
- New Brunswick
- This Waterville lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Waterville [Grafton County].
- New York
- Jefferson County
- This Waterville is located in Jefferson County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Waterville.
- Montgomery County
- This Waterville is located in Montgomery County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Waterville.
- Oneida County
- This Waterville is located in Oneida County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Waterville.
- Suffolk County
- This Waterville is located in Suffolk County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Waterville.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Waterville lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ohio
- Lucas County
- This Waterville is located in Lucas County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<2> to the north of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Waterville.
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- This Waterville is located in Columbia County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Waterville.
- Delaware County
- This Waterville is located in Delaware County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Waterville.
- Lycoming County
- This Waterville is located in Lycoming County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km] to the northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Waterville.
- Quebec
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Waterville.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Waterville is located in Bradley County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Waterville.
- Texas
- Wharton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Waterville [Wharton County].
- Vermont
- Lamoille County
- This Waterville is located in Lamoille County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of Waterville.
- Washington
- Douglas County
- This Waterville is located in Douglas County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Waterville.
- Wisconsin
- Waukesha County
- This Waterville is located in Waukesha County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Waterville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Waterville.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterville ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Click Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Mill
- Click Mill is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Grassy Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Fork
- Grassy Fork is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jenkins Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Mill
- Jenkins Mill is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Licklog
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Palm ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Raven Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Branch
- Raven Branch is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Read Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Tom Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Waterville 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 Waterville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterville and extending to:
- Waynesville, which is the Seat of Haywood County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waterville to Waynesville, with an average speed<5> 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 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Haywood County: www.gov.co.haywood.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Waterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7712, Longitude: -83.1007 In this case, the coordinates for Waterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Waterville 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Waterville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.55 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.155 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.25 degrees. |