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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 Honey Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honey Hill 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 Honey Hill:
- 35.916242, -81.560097
- 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 Honey Hill
- 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Since Honey Hill is near Burke County and also Wilkes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes 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 Honey Hill
Communities Also Named Honey Hill ...
We found four communities that are also named Honey Hill.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Honey Hill.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Columbus County
- This Honey Hill is located in Columbus County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Honey Hill that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Honey Hill.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Honey Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Honey Hill that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Honey Hill.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Honey Hill that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Honey Hill.
- Charleston County
- This Honey Hill is located in Charleston County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the south southeast of the Honey Hill that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Honey Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Honey Hill ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Gamewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Gamewell Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gamewell Heights is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell Heights
- Globe Set ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Globe Set is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Set
- Happy Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Heritage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Hills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Maple Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Pineburr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pineburr is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineburr
- Tranquil Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tranquil Hill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil Hill
- Warrior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warrior is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
How Far From Honey Hill 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 community such as Honey Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Honey Hill and extending to:
- Lenoir, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Honey Hill to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Honey Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Honey Hill 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 Honey Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9162, Longitude: -81.5601 In this case, the coordinates for Honey Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.64 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.133 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.584 degrees. |
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