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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 Enola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enola 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 Enola:
- 35.664423, -81.653694
- 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 Enola
- 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
- Since Enola is near Cleveland County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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 Enola
Communities Also Named Enola ...
We found seven communities that are also named Enola.
Within North Carolina, the name Enola is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Enola is located in Faulkner County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the west of the Enola that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Enola.
- Louisiana
- Assumption Parish
- This Enola is located in Assumption Parish and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Enola that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Enola.
- Mississippi
- Yazoo County
- This Enola is located in Yazoo County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Enola that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Enola.
- Nebraska
- Madison County
- This Enola is located in Madison County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Enola that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Enola.
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Enola is located in Cumberland County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enola that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Enola.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Enola is located in Spartanburg County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Enola that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Enola.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Enola is located in Fairfax County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enola that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Enola.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Enola ...
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.
- Chambers ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chambers is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Flat Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Hickory Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Pine Mountain Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Mountain Lakes is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain Lakes
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pumpkin Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tarkey Tail ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarkey Tail is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkey Tail
- Yellow Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Enola 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 community such as Enola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Enola and extending to:
- Morganton, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Enola to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 337 miles [542.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 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- Enola) 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 Enola 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 Enola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6644, Longitude: -81.6537 In this case, the coordinates for Enola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.695 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.158 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.696 degrees. |
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