Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yadkin Valley:
  • 36.022353, -81.490096
  • 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 Yadkin Valley

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yadkin Valley ...

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.

• Buffalo Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
• Cedar Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
  • Cedar Rock village
• Denny ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Denny is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
• Elkville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkville is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
• Fort Defiance
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fort Defiance is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
• Happy Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Valley is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Heritage Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Indian Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Hills is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Jones ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jones is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Kings Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
• Tranquil Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tranquil Hill is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil Hill
• Warrior
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Warrior is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior

How Far From Yadkin Valley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Yadkin Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lenoir, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Yadkin Valley to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'