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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 Hunters Trace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunters Trace 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 Hunters Trace:
- 36.162082, -80.406999
- 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 Hunters Trace
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Hunters Trace is near Yadkin County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Hunters Trace
Communities Also Named Hunters Trace ...
We found one communities that are also named Hunters Trace.
Within North Carolina, the name Hunters Trace is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Hunters Trace in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Hunters Trace is located in Jefferson County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hunters Trace that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hunters Trace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunters Trace ...
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.
- Cinnamon Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Cutters Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Eaglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Flint Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Fox Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Hall is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
- Grapewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Harmony Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Hunter Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mallard Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
- Robin Hood Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Robinhood Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Tobaccoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tower Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tower Gate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Gate
How Far From Hunters Trace 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 Hunters Trace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hunters Trace and extending to:
- Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hunters Trace to Winston - Salem, with an average speed<3> 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 264 miles [424.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunters Trace) 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 Hunters Trace 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 Hunters Trace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1621, Longitude: -80.4070 In this case, the coordinates for Hunters Trace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.964 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.395 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.047 degrees. |
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