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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 Wilmot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilmot 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 Wilmot:
- 35.402304, -83.313380
- 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 Wilmot
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Wilmot is near Swain County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Swain County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Wilmot
Communities Also Named Wilmot ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Wilmot.
Within North Carolina, the name Wilmot is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima County
- This Wilmot is located in Pima County and lies 1,591 miles [2,560.5 km]<1> to the west of the Wilmot that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Wilmot.
- Arkansas
- Ashley County
- This Wilmot is located in Ashley County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wilmot that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Wilmot.
- Indiana
- Noble County
- This Wilmot is located in Noble County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wilmot that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Wilmot.
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- This Wilmot is located in Cowley County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wilmot that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Wilmot.
- Michigan
- Tuscola County
- This Wilmot is located in Tuscola County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the north of the Wilmot that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Wilmot.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Wilmot is located in Washington County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wilmot that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wilmot.
- New Brunswick
- 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 New Brunswick community of Wilmot.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Wilmot is located in Merrimack County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilmot that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Wilmot.
- Nova Scotia
- This Wilmot lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilmot that is located in Jackson County.
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Wilmot is located in Stark County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wilmot that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Wilmot.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Wilmot is located in Bradford County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilmot that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Wilmot.
- Prince Edward Island
- 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 Prince Edward Island community of Wilmot.
- South Dakota
- Roberts County
- This Wilmot is located in Roberts County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wilmot that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roberts County community of Wilmot.
- Virginia
- King George County
- This Wilmot is located in King George County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilmot that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Wilmot.
- Wisconsin
- Kenosha County
- This Wilmot is located in Kenosha County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wilmot that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Wilmot.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilmot ...
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.
- Big Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Laurel is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Birdtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fisher Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Gay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jenkins Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Place is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Place
- Leatherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Love Field
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Love Field is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Field
- Paint Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
How Far From Wilmot 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 Wilmot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilmot and extending to:
- Sylva, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wilmot to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Wilmot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Wilmot 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wilmot 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 Wilmot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4023, Longitude: -83.3134 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.67 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.24 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.437 degrees. |
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