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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 Redwood Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redwood Village 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 Redwood Village:
- 35.581224, -82.518457
- 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 Redwood Village
- 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 Buncombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
- Since Redwood Village is near Henderson County and also McDowell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell 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 Redwood Village
Communities Also Named Redwood Village ...
We found two communities that are also named Redwood Village.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Redwood Village.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Redwood Village in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Johnston County
- This Redwood Village is located in Johnston County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the east of the Redwood Village that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Redwood Village.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Redwood Village is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,628 miles [2,620 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Redwood Village that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Redwood Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redwood Village ...
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.
- Dogwood Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
- Emma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Gashes Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gashes Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashes Creek
- Grace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Haw Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haw Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
- Hazel Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Mountainbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Murphy Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Rolling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Rosebank Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rosebank Park is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Park
- Spring Time
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time
- Valley Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Valley Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
How Far From Redwood Village 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 Redwood Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redwood Village and extending to:
- Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Redwood Village to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 378 miles [608.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Redwood Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Redwood Village 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 Redwood Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5812, Longitude: -82.5185 In this case, the coordinates for Redwood Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.202 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.729 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.067 degrees. |
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