Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eaglewood:
  • 36.107082, -80.427000
  • 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 Eaglewood

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

Communities Also Named Eaglewood ...

We found one communities that are also named Eaglewood.

Within North Carolina, the name Eaglewood is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Eaglewood in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Hall County
    • This Eaglewood is located in Hall County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eaglewood that is located in Forsyth County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Eaglewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eaglewood ...

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.

• Cinnamon Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
• Cutters Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
• Grapewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
• Harmony Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Hunters Trace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
• Lewisville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <2>
• Robin Hood Trace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
• Robinhood Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest

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

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

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Eaglewood to Winston - Salem, 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 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 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,743 miles [7,633.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'