Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Quail Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quail Hollow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Quail Hollow
- 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 Quail Hollow:
- 36.030692, -79.426687
- 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 Quail Hollow
- 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 Alamance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alamance County
- Since Quail Hollow is near Guilford County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Quail Hollow ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Quail Hollow.
There are six communities within North Carolina that are also named Quail Hollow.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Forsyth County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Quail Hollow.
- Henderson County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Quail Hollow.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Quail Hollow.
- Nash County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Nash County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the east of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Quail Hollow.
- Wake County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Wake County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Quail Hollow.
- Wilson County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Wilson County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Quail Hollow.
- Forsyth County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Tuolumne County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,243 miles [3,609.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Quail Hollow.
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Camden County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Quail Hollow.
- Fayette County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Quail Hollow.
- Richmond County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Richmond County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Quail Hollow.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Quail Hollow is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Quail Hollow.
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Talbot County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Quail Hollow.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Wood County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Quail Hollow.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Aiken County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Quail Hollow.
- Anderson County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Quail Hollow.
- Cherokee County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Cherokee County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Quail Hollow.
- Chester County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Chester County and lies 133 miles [214 km] to the southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Quail Hollow.
- Darlington County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Darlington County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the south southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Quail Hollow.
- Lexington County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Lexington County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Quail Hollow.
- Spartanburg County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Spartanburg County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Quail Hollow.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Hamblen County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the west of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Quail Hollow.
- Hamilton County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Hamilton County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the west of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Quail Hollow.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Harris County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Quail Hollow.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Davis County and lies 1,778 miles [2,861.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Quail Hollow.
- Salt Lake County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,772 miles [2,851.8 km] to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Quail Hollow.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quail Hollow ...
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.
- Cedar Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Crest is located in Alamance County
- Florence Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Town
- Florence Town is located in Alamance County
- Graham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <3>
- Granite Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Village
- Granite Village is located in Alamance County
- Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Alamance County
- Haw River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
- Haw River is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <3>
- Hunting Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Hunting Hills is located in Alamance County
- Mark View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pickwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood Hills
- Pickwood Hills is located in Alamance County
- Random Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Random Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Random Hills is located in Alamance County
- Rock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Rockwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Alamance County
How Far From Quail Hollow 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 Quail Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quail Hollow and extending to:
- Graham, which is the Seat of Alamance County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Quail Hollow to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quail Hollow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alamance County: www.alamance-nc.com/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quail Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quail Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0307, Longitude: -79.4267 In this case, the coordinates for Quail Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Quail Hollow 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 309.398 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.727 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.70 degrees. |