Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waynesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waynesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Waynesville
- 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 Waynesville:
- 35.484463, -82.999734
- 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 Waynesville
- 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 Waynesville is near Jackson County and also Buncombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Buncombe 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 Waynesville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Waynesville.
Within North Carolina, the name Waynesville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Brantley County
- This Waynesville is located in Brantley County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Waynesville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brantley County community of Waynesville.
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Waynesville [Wayne County].
- Illinois
- De Witt County
- This Waynesville is located in De Witt County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Waynesville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Witt County community of Waynesville.
- Indiana
- Bartholomew County
- This Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Waynesville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Waynesville.
- Missouri
- Pulaski County
- This Waynesville is located in Pulaski County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waynesville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Waynesville.
- Ohio
- Warren County
- This Waynesville is located in Warren County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the north of the Waynesville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Waynesville.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Waynesville is located in Dauphin County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Waynesville that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Waynesville.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waynesville ...
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.
- Cecil ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Clark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Clyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
- Iron Duff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Ivy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Jonathan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Maggie Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Valley
- Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maggie Valley <4>
- Retreat
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Silver Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bluff
- Silver Bluff is located in Haywood County
- Sunburst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Waynesville 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 town such as Waynesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waynesville and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Waynesville to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 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 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waynesville. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waynesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waynesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4845, Longitude: -82.9997 In this case, the coordinates for Waynesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Waynesville 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Waynesville 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 311.486 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.04 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.288 degrees. |