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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 Quail Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quail Hollow 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 Quail Hollow:
- 35.296784, -82.505954
- 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 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Quail Hollow is near Transylvania County and also Buncombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe 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 Quail Hollow
Communities Also Named Quail Hollow ...
We found 25 communities that are also named Quail Hollow.
There are six communities within North Carolina that are also named Quail Hollow.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Alamance County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Alamance County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Quail Hollow.
- Forsyth County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Quail Hollow.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the east of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the east of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the east of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Quail Hollow.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Tuolumne County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,091 miles [3,365.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the south of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the north of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the east southeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the east southeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east southeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the southeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the southeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the west of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 1,637 miles [2,634.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson 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 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km] to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Quail Hollow.
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.
- Bent Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
- Crooked Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crooked Creek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Echo Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Echo Lakes is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lakes
- English Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- English Hills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
- Glenn Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hunter Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
- Indian Cave Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Cave Park is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Park
- Indian Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Laurel Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain Lake Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain Lake Camp is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Camp
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Overlook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Pebble Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Plantation Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rosebud
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rosebud is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Sky Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Sugar Hollow Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sugar Hollow Farm is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow Farm
- Timbercreek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Tranquility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tree Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
- Valley Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Willow Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Quail Hollow 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 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:
- Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- 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 Quail Hollow to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 390 miles [627.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quail Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2968, Longitude: -82.5060 In this case, the coordinates for Quail Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.191 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.675 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.141 degrees. |
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