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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 Laurel Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurel Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Laurel Park:
    • 35.311954, -82.503726
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Laurel Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Laurel Park ...

We found ten communities that share the name Laurel Park.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Laurel Park.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Watauga County
      • This Laurel Park is located in Watauga County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laurel Park that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Laurel Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Escambia 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 Florida community of Laurel Park [Escambia County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Laurel Park is located in Hampshire County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laurel Park that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Laurel Park.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Laurel Park is located in Middlesex County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laurel Park that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Laurel Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Union County
      • This Laurel Park is located in Union County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laurel Park that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Laurel Park.
    • Rhode Island
      • Bristol County
      • This Laurel Park is located in Bristol County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laurel Park that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Laurel Park.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Laurel Park is located in Charleston County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Laurel Park that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Laurel Park.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This Laurel Park is located in Putnam County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Laurel Park that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Laurel Park.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico County
      • This Laurel Park is located in Henrico County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Laurel Park that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Laurel Park.
      • Henry County
      • This Laurel Park is located in Henry County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east northeast of the Laurel Park that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Laurel Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurel 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bent Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
    • Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
  • Crooked Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
    • Crooked Creek is located in Henderson County
  • Echo Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lakes
    • Echo Lakes is located in Henderson County
  • English Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
    • English Hills is located in Henderson County
  • Glenn Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
    • Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Henderson County
  • Holly Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Hunter Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
    • Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
  • Indian Cave Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cave Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Park
    • Indian Cave Park is located in Henderson County
  • Indian Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
    • Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
  • Mountain Lake Camp
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Camp
    • Mountain Lake Camp is located in Henderson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
      • Overlook is located in Henderson County
    • Pebble Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
      • Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
    • Plantation Walk
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
      • Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
    • Quail Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
      • Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
    • Quail Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
      • Quail Ridge is located in Henderson County
    • Rosebud
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
      • Rosebud is located in Henderson County
    • Sky Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
      • Sky Village is located in Henderson County
    • Stone Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
      • Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
    • Sugar Hollow Farm
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hollow Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow Farm
      • Sugar Hollow Farm is located in Henderson County
    • Terrace Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
      • Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
    • Timbercreek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbercreek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
      • Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
    • Tree Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tree Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
      • Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
    • Twin Brooks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
      • Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County
    • Valley Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
      • Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
    • Willow Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
      • Willow Bend is located in Henderson County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laurel Park 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]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Laurel Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Laurel Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laurel Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3120, Longitude: -82.5037       In this case, the coordinates for Laurel Park 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Laurel Park 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.
<3>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 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.
<5>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 Laurel Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.19 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.676 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.136 degrees.