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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 Cumberland Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cumberland Village 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 Cumberland Village:
- 35.353172, -82.457619
- 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 Cumberland Village
- 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Cumberland Village is near Buncombe County and also Transylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania 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 Cumberland Village
Communities Also Named Cumberland Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Cumberland Village.
Within North Carolina, the name Cumberland Village is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Cumberland Village in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This Cumberland Village is located in Greene County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cumberland Village that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Cumberland Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cumberland Village ...
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.
- Bent Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
- Foxwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Foxwood is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Glenn Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hillgirt
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillgirt is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgirt
- Holly Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Hunter Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Laurel Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Naples
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Pebble Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Plantation Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
- Rosebud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rosebud is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rugby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Sky Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Stone Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
- Terrace Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
- Tree Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
- Twin Brooks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- U-No
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Willow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Woodland Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodland Trace is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace
How Far From Cumberland Village 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 Cumberland Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cumberland Village and extending to:
- Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cumberland Village to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cumberland Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cumberland Village 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 Cumberland Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3532, Longitude: -82.4576 In this case, the coordinates for Cumberland Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.164 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.652 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.106 degrees. |
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