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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 Watauga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watauga 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 Watauga:
- 36.677824, -81.935025
- 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 Watauga
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Watauga is near Sullivan County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Watauga
Communities Also Named Watauga ...
We found six communities that are also named Watauga.
Within Virginia, the name Watauga is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Watauga [Clark County].
- Clinton County
- This Watauga is located in Clinton County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the west of the Watauga that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Watauga.
- North Carolina
- Macon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Watauga [Macon County].
- South Dakota
- Corson County
- This Watauga is located in Corson County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Watauga that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Corson County community of Watauga.
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- This Watauga is located in Carter County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Watauga that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Watauga.
- Texas
- Tarrant County
- This Watauga is located in Tarrant County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Watauga that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Watauga.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Watauga ...
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.
- Butts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butts is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Drowning Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Fractionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fractionville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fractionville
- Green Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mock Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mock Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Mill
- Parks Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parks Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mill
- Roetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roetown
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rust Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shortsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Twin Oaks is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Vails Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vails Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Mill
How Far From Watauga 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 Watauga to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Watauga and extending to:
- Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Watauga to Richmond, 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 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Watauga 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Watauga) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Watauga 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 Watauga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6778, Longitude: -81.9350 In this case, the coordinates for Watauga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.862 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.497 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.51 degrees. |
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