Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hanes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hanes and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hanes

• 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 Hanes:
  • 36.082360, -80.296996
  • 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 Hanes

• 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Since Hanes is near Davidson County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Hanes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanes ...

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.

• Cityview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cityview is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
• Cutters Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
• Five Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fox Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Hall is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
• Harmony Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Hootstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hootstown is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootstown
• Jonestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonestown is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Lewisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <1>
• Robinhood Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
• Rollingreen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rollingreen is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingreen
• Skyview Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Skyview Park is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview Park
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Tower Gate
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tower Gate is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Gate
• Union Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Ridge is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hanes and extending to:

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hanes to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'