Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coffee Ridge:
  • 36.023997, -82.508749
  • 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 Coffee Ridge

• 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 Unicoi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
  • Since Coffee Ridge is near Yancey County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yancey County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Coffee Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coffee Ridge ...

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.

• Bee Log
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bee Log is located in Yancey County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
• Clear Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
  • Former name for Clear Branch:
  • Kittyton
• English
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • English is located in Madison County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
• Flag Pond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
• Fordville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fordville is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
• Harris Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris Mill is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Mill
• Indian Creek ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Lewisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lewisburg is located in Yancey County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Lost Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lost Cove is located in Mitchell County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cove
• Rocky Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Fork is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
• Shallowford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shallowford is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallowford
• Temple Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Temple Hill is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill

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

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

• Erwin, which is the Seat of Unicoi County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coffee Ridge to Erwin, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 238 miles [383 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'