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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 Redland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redland 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 Redland:
    • 35.987914, -80.472557
    • 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 Redland
  • 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 Davie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davie County
    • Since Redland is near Forsyth County and also Yadkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin 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 Redland

Communities Also Named Redland ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Redland.

Within North Carolina, the name Redland is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Redland lies 1,915 miles [3,081.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
    • Arkansas
      • Nevada County
      • This Redland is located in Nevada County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the west of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Redland.
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Redland is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the south of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Redland.
    • Georgia
      • Wayne County
      • This Redland is located in Wayne County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Redland.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Redland is located in Bossier Parish and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the west of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Redland.
      • Evangeline Parish
      • This Redland is located in Evangeline Parish and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km] to the west southwest of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evangeline Parish community of Redland.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Redland is located in Montgomery County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Redland.
    • New Mexico
      • Roosevelt County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Redland.
    • Oklahoma
      • McCurtain County
      • This Redland is located in McCurtain County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the west of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Redland.
      • Sequoyah County
      • This Redland is located in Sequoyah County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km] to the west of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Redland.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Redland is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,265 miles [3,645.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Redland.
    • Texas
      • Angelina County
      • This Redland is located in Angelina County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Redland.
      • Leon County
      • This Redland is located in Leon County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km] to the west southwest of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Redland.
      • San Augustine County
      • This Redland is located in San Augustine County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the west southwest of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Redland.
      • Van Zandt County
      • This Redland is located in Van Zandt County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km] to the west of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Redland.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Redland is located in Albemarle County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Redland that is located in Davie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Redland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Redland ...

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.

  • Advance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bixby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bixby is located in Davie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Booetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Booetown is located in Davie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booetown
  • Davie Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Davie Gardens is located in Davie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Gardens
  • Elbaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elbaville is located in Davie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbaville
  • Eureka Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka Mills is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mills
  • Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fork is located in Davie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork
  • Harmony Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
  • Hickory Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Davie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Huntsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Maine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maine is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
    • Muddy Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
    • Rollingreen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rollingreen is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingreen
    • Shallow Ford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Shallow Ford is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford
    • Valley Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Valley Oaks is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oaks

How Far From Redland 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 Redland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redland and extending to:

  • Mocksville, which is the Seat of Davie County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Redland to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Redland) 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 Redland, 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 Redland 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 Redland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9879, Longitude: -80.4726       In this case, the coordinates for Redland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.004 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.415 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.127 degrees.