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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 Eno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eno 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 Eno:
    • 36.041253, -79.014177
    • 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 Eno
  • 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Since Eno is near Durham County and also Granville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Durham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Granville 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 Eno

Communities Also Named Eno ...

We found five communities that are also named Eno.

Within North Carolina, the name Eno is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Adams County
      • This Eno is located in Adams County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eno that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Eno.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Eno [Dutchess County].
    • Ohio
      • Gallia County
      • This Eno is located in Gallia County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eno that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Eno.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Eno [Greene County].
    • Tennessee
      • Dickson County
      • This Eno is located in Dickson County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west of the Eno that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Eno.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eno ...

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.

  • Colony Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Colony Park is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
  • Cornwallis Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cornwallis Hills is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis Hills
  • Falls of New Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Falls of New Hope is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls of New Hope
  • Greymoss
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greymoss is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greymoss
  • Havenhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Havenhill is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenhill
  • Heather Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heather Glen is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
  • Heritage Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Heights is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
  • Marywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marywood is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
  • Mountain View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain View is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Piney Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Grove is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Poplar Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar Ridge is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Spring Valley is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Stagecoach Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Stagecoach Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Run
    • Suntree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Suntree is located in Durham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntree
    • University
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • University is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • Whispering Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Wildwood is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Willow Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Ridge is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

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

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

  • Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Eno to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Eno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Eno 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>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.
<4>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 Eno 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 Eno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0413, Longitude: -79.0142       In this case, the coordinates for Eno have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.16 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.457 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.534 degrees.