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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 Hunter Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunter Crossing 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 Hunter Crossing:
- 35.329006, -82.507343
- 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 Hunter Crossing
- 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Hunter Crossing is near Transylvania County and also Buncombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe 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 Hunter Crossing
Communities Also Named Hunter Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Hunter Crossing.
Within North Carolina, the name Hunter Crossing is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Hunter Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Oregon County
- This Hunter Crossing is located in Oregon County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hunter Crossing that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Hunter Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunter Crossing ...
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.
- Bent Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camelot is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Echo Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Echo Lakes is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lakes
- Foxwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Foxwood is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Glenn Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hillgirt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgirt is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgirt
- Holly Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Horse Shoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Cave Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Cave Park is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Park
- Indian Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lake Rugby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Rugby is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rugby
- Laurel Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Overlook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Pebble Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Plantation Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rosebud
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rugby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Sky Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Stone Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
- Terrace Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
- Timbercreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Tree Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
- Twin Brooks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Valley Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Willow Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Hunter Crossing 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 Hunter Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hunter Crossing and extending to:
- Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hunter Crossing to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hunter Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hunter Crossing 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 Hunter Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3290, Longitude: -82.5073 In this case, the coordinates for Hunter Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.193 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.682 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.133 degrees. |
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