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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 Robinhood Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robinhood Forest and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Robinhood Forest:
    • 36.122638, -80.391999
    • 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 Robinhood Forest
  • 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Since Robinhood Forest is near Yadkin County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Robinhood Forest

Communities Also Named Robinhood Forest ...

We found one communities that are also named Robinhood Forest.

Within North Carolina, the name Robinhood Forest is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Robinhood Forest in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Robinhood Forest is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Robinhood Forest that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Robinhood Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robinhood Forest ...

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.

  • Cinnamon Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
  • Cutters Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
  • Eaglewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
  • Fox Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fox Hall is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
  • Grapewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
  • Harmony Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
  • Hunters Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
  • Lewisville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Robin Hood Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace

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

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

  • Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Robinhood Forest to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robinhood Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Robinhood Forest 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 Robinhood Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1226, Longitude: -80.3920       In this case, the coordinates for Robinhood Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.956 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.379 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.053 degrees.