Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wildacres:
  • 35.824288, -82.105949
  • 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 Wildacres

• 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 McDowell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for McDowell County
  • Since Wildacres is near Mitchell County and also Yancey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
  • eBird sighting report for Yancey 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildacres ...

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.

• Blue Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
  • Blue Rock is located in Yancey County
• Cattail Creek Community
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattail Creek Community have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattail Creek Community
  • Cattail Creek Community is located in Yancey County
• Garden Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Creek
  • Garden Creek is located in McDowell County
• Grassy Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
• Ledger
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
  • Ledger is located in Mitchell County
• Little Switzerland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Switzerland
  • Little Switzerland is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Switzerland <2>
• Normanville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanville
  • Normanville is located in Mitchell County
• Pleasant Gardens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gardens
  • Pleasant Gardens is located in McDowell County
• Spruce Pine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <2>
• Strawberry Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
  • Strawberry Ridge is located in Mitchell County
• Toms Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
  • Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
• Wing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
  • Wing is located in Mitchell County
• Woodlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woodlawn is located in McDowell County

How Far From Wildacres 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 Wildacres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wildacres and extending to:

• Marion, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wildacres to Marion, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 194 miles [312.2 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 349 miles [561.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wildacres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/