|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Indian Cave Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Cave Park 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 Indian Cave Park:
- 35.299561, -82.519843
- 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 Indian Cave Park
- 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 Indian Cave Park 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 Indian Cave Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Cave Park ...
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 east)
- Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
- Crooked Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crooked Creek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Echo Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Echo Lakes is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lakes
- English Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- English Hills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
- Glenn Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hunter Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
- Indian Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Laurel Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Camp is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Camp
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Overlook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pebble Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Quail Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rosebud
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rosebud is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Sky Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Sugar Hollow Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sugar Hollow Farm is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow Farm
- Timbercreek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Tree Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
- Valley Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
How Far From Indian Cave Park 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 Indian Cave Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Indian Cave Park and extending to:
- Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Indian Cave Park 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 390 miles [627.6 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 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Indian Cave Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Indian Cave Park 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 Indian Cave Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2996, Longitude: -82.5198 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Cave Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.20 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.146 degrees. |
|
|