Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rhoney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rhoney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rhoney
- 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 Rhoney:
- 35.625618, -81.334784
- 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 Rhoney
- 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 Catawba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Catawba County
- Since Rhoney is near Lincoln County and also Burke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Burke 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhoney ...
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.
- Advent Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advent Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Cat Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Square
- Cat Square is located in Lincoln County
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Fairbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fairgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Henry
- From Rhoney to Henry
- Henry River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry River
- Henry River is located in Burke County
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hickory
- From Rhoney to Hickory
- Long View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maiden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maiden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Maiden is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maiden <3>
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Plateau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plateau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Plateau
- From Rhoney to Plateau
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Startown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Sweetwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Maiden
How Far From Rhoney 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 Rhoney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Rhoney and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Catawba County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 151 miles [243 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rhoney to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rhoney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Catawba County: www.co.catawba.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rhoney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rhoney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6256, Longitude: -81.3348 In this case, the coordinates for Rhoney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rhoney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.508 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.939 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.58 degrees. |