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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 Dendron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dendron 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 Dendron:
    • 35.649286, -82.230672
    • 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 Dendron
  • 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 McDowell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
    • Since Dendron is near Buncombe County and also Yancey 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 Yancey 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 Dendron

Communities Also Named Dendron ...

We found two communities that are also named Dendron.

Within North Carolina, the name Dendron is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Dendron lies 1,593 miles [2,563.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dendron that is located in McDowell County.
    • Virginia
      • Surry County
      • This Dendron is located in Surry County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dendron that is located in McDowell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Dendron.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dendron ...

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.

  • Blackberry Inn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Blackberry Inn is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Inn
  • Flat Top
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Top is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
  • Garden Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Garden Creek is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Creek
  • Graphite
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Graphite is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphite
  • Grovestone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grovestone is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovestone
  • Jeter ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jeter is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter
  • Otter Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
  • Pleasant Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Gardens is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gardens
  • Providence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Providence is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Sugar Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Summerhaven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Summerhaven is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
  • Toms Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
  • Walkertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dendron and extending to:

  • Marion, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dendron to Marion, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dendron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Dendron 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 Dendron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6493, Longitude: -82.2307       In this case, the coordinates for Dendron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.033 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.545 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.931 degrees.