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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 Rhoney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rhoney 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Rhoney
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)
- Cat Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cat Square is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Square
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Daniels is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Fairbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Fairgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henry River is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry River
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Long View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maiden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Plateau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Startown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Sweetwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
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<2> 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]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rhoney 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 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rhoney 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 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> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.508 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.939 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.58 degrees. |
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