Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kindy Forest:
  • 35.321783, -82.516787
  • 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 Kindy Forest

• 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 Kindy Forest 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 Kindy Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kindy Forest ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• 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 northwest)
  • Horse Shoe is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Shoe <1>
• Hunter Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
• Indian Cave Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Indian Cave Park is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Park
• Indian Cove
  (Less than 2 miles 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   (14 more) ...
  • Lake Rugby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake Rugby is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rugby
  • Laurel Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <1>
  • Overlook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Overlook is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Plantation Walk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Quail Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 southeast)
    • Rosebud is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Sky Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sky Village is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
  • Stone Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
  • Terrace Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
  • Timbercreek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
  • Tree Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
  • Twin Brooks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kindy Forest and extending to:

• Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kindy Forest 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 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'