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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 East Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Bend 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 East Bend:
- 36.216574, -80.508489
- 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 East Bend
- 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 East Bend is near Surry County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 East Bend
Communities Also Named East Bend ...
We found one communities that are also named East Bend.
Within North Carolina, the name East Bend is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named East Bend in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This East Bend is located in Talladega County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Bend that is located in Yadkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of East Bend.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Bend ...
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.
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Flint Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Halls Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Ferry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Heritage Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Holly Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Spring is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
- Poindexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cross is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From East Bend 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 town such as East Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Bend and extending to:
- Yadkinville, which is the Seat of Yadkin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Bend to Yadkinville, with an average speed<2> 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Bend) 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 East Bend 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 East Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2166, Longitude: -80.5085 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.023 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.47 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.071 degrees. |
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