Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Essex, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Essex and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Essex
- 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 Essex:
- 35.336228, -82.492620
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Essex
- 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Essex is near Transylvania County and also Buncombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
- eBird sighting report for Buncombe 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Essex ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Essex.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Essex.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 31 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Essex is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,267 miles [3,648.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Essex that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Essex.
- Nevada County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Essex [Nevada County].
- San Bernardino County
- This Essex is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km] to the west of the Essex that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Essex.
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Essex is located in Cook County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Essex that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Essex.
- Kankakee County
- This Essex is located in Kankakee County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km] to the northwest of the Essex that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Essex.
- Will County
- This Essex is located in Will County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the north northwest of the Essex that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Essex.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Finney County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Essex [Finney County].
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Essex [Shawnee County].
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Essex is located in Essex County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Essex that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Essex.
- Suffolk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Essex [Suffolk County].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Essex.
- Lawrence County
- This Essex is located in Lawrence County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the north of the Essex that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Essex.
- Union County
- This Essex is located in Union County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the north of the Essex that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Essex.
- Ontario
- This Essex lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the north of the Essex that is located in Henderson County.
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Essex ...
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.
- Bent Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Echo Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lakes
- Echo Lakes is located in Henderson County
- Foxwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Glenn Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
- Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Henderson County
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Henderson County
- Hillgirt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Holly Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
- Hunter Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
- Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
- Indian Cave Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cave Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Park
- Indian Cave Park is located in Henderson County
- Indian Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
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- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
- Lake Rugby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Rugby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rugby
- Lake Rugby is located in Henderson County
- Laurel Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <5>
- Mountain Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Henderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <5>
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Pebble Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
- Plantation Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
- Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
- Rosebud
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Rugby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Sky Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Stone Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
- Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
- Terrace Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
- Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
- Timbercreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbercreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
- Tree Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tree Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
- Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
- Twin Brooks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County
- Valley Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Willow Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Indian Hills
How Far From Essex 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 Essex to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Essex and extending to:
- Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Essex to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Essex. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Essex) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Essex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3362, Longitude: -82.4926 In this case, the coordinates for Essex have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Essex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Essex 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Essex to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.184 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.673 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.125 degrees. |