Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cycle:
  • 36.134305, -80.841826
  • 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 Cycle

• 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 Yadkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
  • Since Cycle is near Wilkes County and also Iredell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell 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 Cycle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cycle ...

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.

• Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Center is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Eagle Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
• Jennings
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jennings is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
• Jonesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <1>
• Lone Hickory
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Hickory is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hickory
• Longtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Longtown is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
• Lovelace ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
• Pea Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Swan Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Swan Creek
  • From Cycle to Swan Creek
• Union Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Union Grove is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Grove <1>
• Windy Gap
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Windy Gap is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap
• Zion ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cycle and extending to:

• Yadkinville, which is the Seat of Yadkin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cycle to Yadkinville, 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'