Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hensley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hensley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hensley
- 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 Hensley:
- 35.977887, -82.449579
- 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 Hensley
- 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 Yancey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yancey County
- Since Hensley is near Madison County and also Unicoi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Unicoi 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 Hensley ...
We found seven communities that share the name Hensley.
Within North Carolina, the name Hensley is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Hensley is located in Pulaski County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hensley that is located in Yancey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Hensley.
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hensley [Saline County].
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge County
- This Hensley is located in Breckinridge County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hensley that is located in Yancey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Hensley.
- Clay County
- This Hensley is located in Clay County and lies 110 miles [177 km] to the northwest of the Hensley that is located in Yancey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Hensley.
- Missouri
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hensley ...
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.
- Bee Log
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Cane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Clear Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Coffee Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Ridge
- Coffee Ridge is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Elk Shoal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - English
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Flag Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Harris Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Mill
- Harris Mill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Hawk Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Branch
- Hawk Branch is located in Yancey County
- Lewisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lost Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Possumtrot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possumtrot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtrot
- Possumtrot is located in Yancey County
- Rocky Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Rocky Fork is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Swiss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Hensley 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 Hensley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Hensley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hensley and extending to:
- Burnsville, which is the Seat of Yancey County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hensley to Burnsville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 358 miles [576.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 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 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hensley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hensley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9779, Longitude: -82.4496 In this case, the coordinates for Hensley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hensley 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hensley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hensley 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 311.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.744 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.926 degrees. |