Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Isenhour, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Isenhour and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Isenhour

• 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 Isenhour:
  • 35.449863, -80.156442
  • 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 Isenhour

• 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 Stanly County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly County
  • Since Isenhour is near Montgomery County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Isenhour

Curious and Interesting Names Near Isenhour ...

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.

• Blaine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blaine is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Centurion Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Centurion Park is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Park
• Eldorado
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Forest Drive
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Drive is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Drive
• Greenwood Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Park is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
• Halls Ferry Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Halls Ferry Junction is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Junction
• Heathwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Heathwood is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
• Palestine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Palestine is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Springhaven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Springhaven is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
• Stokes Ferry ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stokes Ferry is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Ferry
• Wind Hill ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wind Hill is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Hill

How Far From Isenhour 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 Isenhour to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Isenhour and extending to:

• Albemarle, which is the Seat of Stanly County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Isenhour to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'