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:
35.107368, -80.851739
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.
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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
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 ...
Alamance County
This Quail Hollow is located in Alamance County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Quail Hollow.
Nash County
This Quail Hollow is located in Nash County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 2,184 miles [3,514.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the south of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 236 miles [379.8 km] to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 46 miles [74 km] to the west of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the southeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 251 miles [403.9 km] to the west of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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 1,720 miles [2,768.1 km] to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Mecklenburg 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.
Bishops Ridge (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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:
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). 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 less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 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 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: 35.1074, Longitude: -80.8517 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 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.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.227 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.541 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.543 degrees.