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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 Naples, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Naples and the surrounding area.
- 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 Naples:
- 35.392616, -82.500676
- 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 Naples
- 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 Naples is near Buncombe County and also Transylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania 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 Naples
Communities Also Named Naples ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Naples.
Within North Carolina, the name Naples is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Naples is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,017 miles [3,246 km]<1> to the west of the Naples that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Naples.
- Santa Barbara 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 California community of Naples [Santa Barbara County].
- Florida
- Collier County
- This Naples is located in Collier County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the south of the Naples that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of Naples.
- Idaho
- Boundary County
- This Naples is located in Boundary County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Naples that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boundary County community of Naples.
- Illinois
- Scott County
- This Naples is located in Scott County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the northwest of the Naples that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Naples.
- Kentucky
- Greenup County
- This Naples is located in Greenup County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the north of the Naples that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Naples.
- Louisiana
- Avoyelles Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Naples [Avoyelles Parish].
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Naples is located in Cumberland County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Naples that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Naples.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Kalkaska County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Kalkaska County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalkaska County community of Naples.
- New York
- Ontario County
- This Naples is located in Ontario County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Naples that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Naples.
- South Dakota
- Clark County
- This Naples is located in Clark County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Naples that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Naples.
- Texas
- Morris County
- This Naples is located in Morris County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the west of the Naples that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Naples.
- Utah
- Uintah County
- This Naples is located in Uintah County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Naples that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uintah County community of Naples.
- Virginia
- Highland 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 Virginia community of Naples [Highland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Naples ...
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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Foxwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Foxwood is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Goodluck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodluck is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hillgirt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillgirt is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgirt
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Hoopers Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoopers Creek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Creek
- Horse Shoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lake Rugby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Rugby is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rugby
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mountain Home
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plantation Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
- Rugby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Stone Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
- Terrace Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
- Tree Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
- Twin Brooks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Woodland Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Trace is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace
How Far From Naples 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 Naples to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Naples and extending to:
- Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Naples 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 385 miles [619.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Naples) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Naples, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Naples to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Naples. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3926, Longitude: -82.5007 In this case, the coordinates for Naples have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.19 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.687 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.112 degrees. |
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