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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 Emanuel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emanuel 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 Emanuel:
    • 35.953742, -81.456205
    • 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 Emanuel
  • 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
    • Since Emanuel is near Wilkes County and also Alexander 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 Alexander 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 Emanuel

Communities Also Named Emanuel ...

We found three communities that are also named Emanuel.

Within North Carolina, the name Emanuel is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Arkansas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Emanuel [Arkansas County].
    • Kentucky
      • Knox County
      • This Emanuel is located in Knox County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Emanuel that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Emanuel.
    • Michigan
      • Van Buren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Emanuel [Van Buren County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emanuel ...

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.

  • Cedar Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
    • Cedar Rock village
  • Cedar Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Fort Defiance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Defiance is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
  • Heritage Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Indian Hills is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Jones ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Kings Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
  • Laurel Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Hollow is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
  • Maple Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Maple Valley is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Emanuel once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Emanuel and extending to:

  • Lenoir, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Emanuel 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Emanuel 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.
<2>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- Emanuel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Emanuel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Emanuel 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 Emanuel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9537, Longitude: -81.4562       In this case, the coordinates for Emanuel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.579 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.068 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.531 degrees.