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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 Hemby Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hemby Bridge 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 Hemby Bridge:
- 35.103440, -80.631695
- 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 Hemby Bridge
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Hemby Bridge is near Mecklenburg County and also Cabarrus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus 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 Hemby Bridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hemby Bridge ...
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.
- Apple Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Apple Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Bakers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bakers is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Camelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Farmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmwood
- Heathergate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Heathergate is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathergate
- Helms Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Helms Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Park
- Hoods ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
- Indian Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Lawyers Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers Station is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Station
- Mint Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mint Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mint Hollow is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hollow
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rain Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rain Forest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Forest
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Settlers Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Settlers Landing is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Suburban Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Suburban Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Woods
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Wood Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wood Hollow is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hollow
How Far From Hemby Bridge 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 town such as Hemby Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hemby Bridge and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hemby Bridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Hemby Bridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hemby Bridge 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 Hemby Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1034, Longitude: -80.6317 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.10 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.395 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.458 degrees. |
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