Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest City
- 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 Forest City:
- 35.333843, -81.865047
- 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 Forest City
- 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Since Forest City is near Cleveland County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Forest City ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Forest City.
Within North Carolina, the name Forest City is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Orange 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 Florida community of Forest City [Orange County].
- Seminole County
- This Forest City is located in Seminole County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<2> to the south of the Forest City that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Forest City.
- Illinois
- Mason County
- This Forest City is located in Mason County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Forest City that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Forest City.
- Indiana
- Jasper County
- This Forest City is located in Jasper County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Forest City that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Forest City.
- Iowa
- Howard County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Forest City [Howard County].
- Winnebago County
- This Forest City is located in Winnebago County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<2> to the northwest of the Forest City that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Forest City.
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Forest City is located in Washington County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Forest City that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Forest City.
- Michigan
- Manistee 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 Forest City [Manistee County].
- Minnesota
- Meeker County
- This Forest City is located in Meeker County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Forest City that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of Forest City.
- Missouri
- Holt County
- This Forest City is located in Holt County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Forest City that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Forest City.
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Forest City [Saint Louis County].
- Montana
- Missoula 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 Montana community of Forest City [Missoula County].
- New Brunswick
- This Forest City lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Forest City that is located in Rutherford County.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Forest City is located in Lewis County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Forest City that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Forest City.
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- This Forest City is located in Susquehanna County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Forest City that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Forest City.
- South Dakota
- Potter County
- This Forest City is located in Potter County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<2> to the northwest of the Forest City that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Forest City.
- Utah
- Utah County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Utah County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Forest City.
- Washington
- Kitsap 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 Washington community of Forest City [Kitsap County].
- Wisconsin
- Bayfield 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 Wisconsin community of Forest City [Bayfield County].
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest City ...
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.
- Danieltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danieltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danieltown
- Danieltown is located in Rutherford County
- Frog Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Level have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Frog Level is located in Rutherford County
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Rutherford County
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Pinecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Sandy Mush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Thermal Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal Valley
- Thermal Valley is located in Rutherford County
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Forest City 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 Forest City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest City and extending to:
- Rutherfordton, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Forest City to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Forest City: www.townofforestcity.com/
The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 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 Forest City 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3338, Longitude: -81.8650 |
| <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 Forest City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Forest City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.816 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.25 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.875 degrees. |