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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 Whaley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whaley 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 Whaley:
- 36.236668, -81.931289
- 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 Whaley
- 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 Avery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Avery County
- Since Whaley is near Carter County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Whaley
Communities Also Named Whaley ...
We found four communities that are also named Whaley.
Within North Carolina, the name Whaley is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Carroll County
- This Whaley is located in Carroll County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whaley that is located in Avery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Whaley.
- South Carolina
- Barnwell County
- This Whaley is located in Barnwell County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the south of the Whaley that is located in Avery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnwell County community of Whaley.
- Texas
- Bowie County
- This Whaley is located in Bowie County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the west of the Whaley that is located in Avery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Whaley.
- Virginia
- Suffolk City
- This Whaley is located in Suffolk City and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the east of the Whaley that is located in Avery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Whaley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whaley ...
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.
- Battleground
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Battleground is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Bitter End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bitter End is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter End
- Casper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Casper is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Cranberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cranberry is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Dark Ridge ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dark Ridge is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Ridge
- Dry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Hill is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Elk Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Elk Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elk Valley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Farmer Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farmer Mill is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Mill
- Flat Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flat Springs is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Springs
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Heaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heaton is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lineback is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
How Far From Whaley 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 Whaley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whaley and extending to:
- Newland, which is the Seat of Avery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Whaley to Newland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whaley) 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 Whaley 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 Whaley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2367, Longitude: -81.9313 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.86 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.431 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.64 degrees. |
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