Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wright Place:
  • 35.345370, -83.603499
  • 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 Wright Place

• 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 Swain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Swain County
  • Since Wright Place is near Macon County and also Graham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graham 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 Wright Place

Communities Also Named Wright Place ...

We found two communities that are also named Wright Place.

Within North Carolina, the name Wright Place is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Humboldt County
    • This Wright Place is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wright Place that is located in Swain County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Wright Place.
  • New Mexico
    • Rio Arriba County
    • This Wright Place is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wright Place that is located in Swain County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Wright Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wright Place ...

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.

• Almond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Almond is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <2>
• Halls Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Halls Ford is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ford
• Hidetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hidetown is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidetown
• Maple Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maple Springs is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
• Needmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Needmore is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Roundhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Roundhill is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
• Shallow Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shallow Ford is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford
• Talc Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Talc Mountain is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talc Mountain

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wright Place and extending to:

• Bryson City, which is the Seat of Swain County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wright Place to Bryson City, 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 280 miles [450.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'