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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 Rolling Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Green 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 Rolling Green:
- 35.612057, -82.504291
- 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 Rolling Green
- 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 Rolling Green is near Henderson County and also Madison 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 Madison 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 Rolling Green
Communities Also Named Rolling Green ...
We found four communities that are also named Rolling Green.
Within North Carolina, the name Rolling Green is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Coles County
- This Rolling Green is located in Coles County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rolling Green that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Rolling Green.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Rolling Green is located in Frederick County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rolling Green that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Rolling Green.
- Harford County
- This Rolling Green is located in Harford County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km] to the northeast of the Rolling Green that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Rolling Green.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Rolling Green is located in Harris County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Green that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Rolling Green.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Green ...
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 south)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gashes Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashes Creek
- Grace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Haw Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haw Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
- Hazel Green
(4 miles [6.4 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 southwest)
- Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Murphy Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Rattlesnake Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rattlesnake Lodge is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Lodge
- Riceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Spring Time
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time
How Far From Rolling Green 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 Rolling Green to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rolling Green and extending to:
- Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rolling Green 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 376 miles [605.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, 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 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Rolling Green) 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 Rolling Green 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 Rolling Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6121, Longitude: -82.5043 In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.194 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.724 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.052 degrees. |
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