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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 Royal Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royal Pines 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 Royal Pines:
- 35.475115, -82.515954
- 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 Royal Pines
- 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 Royal Pines is near Henderson County and also Transylvania 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 Transylvania 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 Royal Pines
Communities Also Named Royal Pines ...
We found three communities that are also named Royal Pines.
Within North Carolina, the name Royal Pines is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Royal Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Royal Pines that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Royal Pines.
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Royal Pines is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Royal Pines that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Royal Pines.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Royal Pines is located in Sullivan County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the north of the Royal Pines that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Royal Pines.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Royal Pines ...
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.
- Foxwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Foxwood is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Gashes Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gashes Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashes Creek
- Goodluck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodluck is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Haw Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Haw Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
- Hickory Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hillgirt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillgirt is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgirt
- Hoopers Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoopers Creek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Creek
- Mountain Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Naples
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Rosebank Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosebank Park is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Park
- Rugby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Skyland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
How Far From Royal Pines to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Royal Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Royal Pines and extending to:
- Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Royal Pines to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 382 miles [614.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Royal Pines) 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 Royal Pines 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 Royal Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4751, Longitude: -82.5160 In this case, the coordinates for Royal Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.20 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.711 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.095 degrees. |
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