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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 Calvander, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calvander 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 Calvander:
- 35.942920, -79.109735
- 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 Calvander
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Calvander is near Durham County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Durham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Calvander
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calvander ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Davie Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Fox Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hidden Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hidden Hills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- High Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Park
- Ironwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ironwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwoods
- Lake Ellen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Manor Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Pine Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Knob is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Quail Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quail Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rangewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Robins Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Robins Wood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Wood
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stoney Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stoney Brook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Walnut Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- White Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Cross is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cross
- Wildwood Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
How Far From Calvander 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 Calvander to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Calvander and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Calvander to Hillsborough, 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Calvander) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Calvander 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 Calvander. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9429, Longitude: -79.1097 In this case, the coordinates for Calvander have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.217 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.507 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.603 degrees. |
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