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We found 31 communities that share the name Knollwood.
There are five communities within North Carolina that are also named Knollwood.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Alamance County
This Knollwood is located in Alamance County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Knollwood.
Buncombe County
This Knollwood is located in Buncombe County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the west of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Knollwood.
Moore County
This Knollwood is located in Moore County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Knollwood.
Union County
This Knollwood is located in Union County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Knollwood.
Wilkes County
This Knollwood is located in Wilkes County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Knollwood.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Elmore County
This Knollwood is located in Elmore County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Knollwood.
Montgomery County
This Knollwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km] to the west southwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Knollwood.
Connecticut
Middlesex County
This Knollwood is located in Middlesex County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Knollwood.
Georgia
Clayton County
This Knollwood is located in Clayton County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Knollwood.
Gwinnett County
This Knollwood is located in Gwinnett County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the west southwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Knollwood.
Illinois
Lake County
This Knollwood is located in Lake County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the northwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Knollwood.
Sangamon County
This Knollwood is located in Sangamon County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the west northwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Knollwood.
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Knollwood is located in Baltimore County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Knollwood.
Harford County
This Knollwood is located in Harford County and lies 297 miles [478 km] to the north northeast of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Knollwood.
Howard County
This Knollwood is located in Howard County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the north northeast of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Knollwood.
Montgomery County
This Knollwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the north northeast of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Knollwood.
Prince George's County
This Knollwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the north northeast of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Knollwood.
New Jersey
Camden County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Knollwood [Camden County].
Morris County
This Knollwood is located in Morris County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Knollwood.
Ohio
Greene County
This Knollwood is located in Greene County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Knollwood.
South Carolina
Greenville County
This Knollwood is located in Greenville County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Knollwood.
Richland County
This Knollwood is located in Richland County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the southwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Knollwood.
Tennessee
Hamilton County
This Knollwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Knollwood.
Montgomery County
This Knollwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the west of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Knollwood.
Texas
Grayson County
This Knollwood is located in Grayson County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the west of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Knollwood.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Knollwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,816 miles [2,922.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Knollwood.
Virginia
Albemarle County
This Knollwood is located in Albemarle County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the north of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Knollwood.
Botetourt County
This Knollwood is located in Botetourt County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the north northwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Knollwood.
Hanover County
This Knollwood is located in Hanover County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the north northeast of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Knollwood.
Roanoke City
This Knollwood is located in Roanoke City and lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the north northwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Knollwood.
West Virginia
Kanawha County
This Knollwood is located in Kanawha County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the northwest of the Knollwood that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Knollwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knollwood ...
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.
Apex (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Knollwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knollwood and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Knollwood to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knollwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knollwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7452, Longitude: -78.8181 In this case, the coordinates for Knollwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Knollwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
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The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Knollwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.054 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.292 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.554 degrees.