Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Worry:
  • 35.827073, -81.737323
  • 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 Worry

• 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
  • Since Worry is near Caldwell County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Avery 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 Worry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Worry ...

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.

• Copenhagen ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Copenhagen is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
• Gamewell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
• Gamewell Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gamewell Heights is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell Heights
• Gold
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
• Hartland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hartland is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
• Hickory Grove ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Magnolia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Parkhill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Parkhill is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
• Pineburr
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pineburr is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineburr
• Pumpkin Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Table Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Table Rock is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
• Tarkey Tail ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tarkey Tail is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkey Tail

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Worry and extending to:

• Morganton, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Worry to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'