Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deerwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deerwood
- 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 Deerwood:
- 35.277918, -80.950351
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Deerwood
- 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Since Deerwood is near Gaston County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gaston County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Deerwood ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Deerwood.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Deerwood.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Deerwood is located in Glynn County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the south of the Deerwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Deerwood.
- Gwinnett County
- This Deerwood is located in Gwinnett County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the west southwest of the Deerwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Deerwood.
- Houston County
- This Deerwood is located in Houston County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the southwest of the Deerwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Deerwood.
- Indiana
- Manitoba
- This Deerwood lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- This Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crow Wing County community of Deerwood.
- Kittson County
- This Deerwood is located in Kittson County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km] to the northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittson County community of Deerwood.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Deerwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Deerwood.
- Williamson County
- This Deerwood is located in Williamson County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the west of the Deerwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Deerwood.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Deerwood is located in Albemarle County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Deerwood.
- Goochland County
- This Deerwood is located in Goochland County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Deerwood.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerwood ...
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.
- Homestead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Hope Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Kellyville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Kellyville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Lewis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Paw Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Pine Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Mecklenburg County
- Toddville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Town Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Deerwood 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 Deerwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deerwood and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Deerwood to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deerwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Deerwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deerwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2779, Longitude: -80.9504 In this case, the coordinates for Deerwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Deerwood 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Deerwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.284 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.632 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.531 degrees. |