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 Candlewood:
35.252921, -80.734236
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.
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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found five communities that share the name Candlewood.
Within North Carolina, the name Candlewood is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Tuscaloosa County
This Candlewood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Candlewood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Candlewood.
Arkansas
Pulaski County
This Candlewood is located in Pulaski County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the west of the Candlewood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Candlewood.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Candlewood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Candlewood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Candlewood.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Candlewood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Candlewood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Candlewood.
New Jersey
Monmouth County
This Candlewood is located in Monmouth County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Candlewood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Candlewood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Candlewood ...
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.
Embassy East (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embassy East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Candlewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Candlewood and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Candlewood to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Candlewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Candlewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2529, Longitude: -80.7342 In this case, the coordinates for Candlewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Candlewood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.159 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.485 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.454 degrees.