Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Henry River:
  • 35.696521, -81.428422
  • 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 Henry River

• 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 Henry River is near Catawba County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba 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 Henry River

Curious and Interesting Names Near Henry River ...

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.

• Advent Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
• Cooksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cooksville is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
• Drowning Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Drowning Creek is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Creek
• Fairbrook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
• Flat Gap
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Flat Gap is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
• Granite Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <1>
• Hickory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
• Long View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Long View is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
• Mountain View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mountain View is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Penelope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Penelope is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
• Plateau
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Plateau is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
• Sawmills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
• Sweetwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater

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

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

• Morganton, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Henry River to Morganton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 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 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'