Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lewisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewisville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lewisville
- 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 Lewisville:
- 36.102552, -80.416558
- 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 Lewisville
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Lewisville is near Yadkin County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
- eBird sighting report for Davie 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lewisville ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Lewisville.
Within North Carolina, the name Lewisville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lafayette County
- This Lewisville is located in Lafayette County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the west of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Lewisville.
- Idaho
- Jefferson County
- This Lewisville is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lewisville.
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Lewisville is located in Henry County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Lewisville.
- Morgan County
- This Lewisville is located in Morgan County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km] to the northwest of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Lewisville.
- Michigan
- Huron County
- This Lewisville is located in Huron County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Lewisville.
- Minnesota
- Watonwan County
- This Lewisville is located in Watonwan County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watonwan County community of Lewisville.
- Missouri
- Holt County
- Although located in Holt County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Lewisville.
- Shelby County
- Although located in Shelby County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Lewisville.
- New Brunswick
- This Lewisville lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- This Lewisville is located in Mercer County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Lewisville.
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lewisville [Hancock County].
- Jackson County
- This community is historic and although located in Jackson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Lewisville.
- Monroe County
- This Lewisville is located in Monroe County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the north of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Lewisville.
- Washington County
- This community is historic and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Lewisville.
- Oklahoma
- Haskell County
- This Lewisville is located in Haskell County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the west of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haskell County community of Lewisville.
- Oregon
- Polk County
- This Lewisville is located in Polk County and lies 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Lewisville.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Lewisville is located in Chester County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Lewisville.
- Indiana County
- This Lewisville is located in Indiana County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the north of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Lewisville.
- Potter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lewisville [Potter County].
- South Carolina
- Chester County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Lewisville [Chester County].
- Horry County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Lewisville [Horry County].
- Texas
- Denton County
- This Lewisville is located in Denton County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the west of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Lewisville.
- Waller County
- This Lewisville is located in Waller County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the west southwest of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Lewisville.
- Virginia
- Clarke County
- This Lewisville is located in Clarke County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Lewisville.
- Washington
- Clark County
- This Lewisville is located in Clark County and lies 2,266 miles [3,646.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lewisville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lewisville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewisville ...
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.
- Cinnamon Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinnamon Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Cutters Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Eaglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Fox Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Grapewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Harmony Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County
- Hunters Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Robin Hood Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Hood Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Robinhood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinhood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Rollingreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingreen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingreen
- Rollingreen is located in Forsyth County
- Shallow Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shallow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford
- Shallow Ford is located in Yadkin County
- Valley Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oaks
- Valley Oaks is located in Davie County
How Far From Lewisville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Lewisville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lewisville and extending to:
- Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lewisville to Winston - Salem, 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 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,743 miles [7,633.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lewisville: www.lewisvillenc.net/
The official website for Forsyth County: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lewisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lewisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1026, Longitude: -80.4166 In this case, the coordinates for Lewisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lewisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Lewisville 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Lewisville 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 309.971 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.393 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.069 degrees. |