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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 Saluda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saluda 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 Saluda:
- 35.237731, -82.346804
- 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 Saluda
- 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Saluda is near Polk County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Saluda
Communities Also Named Saluda ...
We found five communities that are also named Saluda.
Within North Carolina, the name Saluda is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Knox County
- This Saluda is located in Knox County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saluda that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Saluda.
- Indiana
- Jefferson County
- This Saluda is located in Jefferson County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saluda that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Saluda.
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Saluda [Lexington County].
- Saluda County
- This Saluda is located in Saluda County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saluda that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Saluda.
- Virginia
- Middlesex County
- This Saluda is located in Middlesex County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saluda that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Saluda.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saluda ...
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.
- Butt Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butt Mountain is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Mountain
- Chestnut Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Springs is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Springs
- Dana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flat Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock Forest is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Forest
- Hillandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillandale is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Kingswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingswood is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Mount Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Valley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Valley
- Mountain Page
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Page is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Page
- Ravenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Tryon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tuxedo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Upward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Wildwood Park ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Park is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park
How Far From Saluda to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Saluda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saluda and extending to:
- Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Saluda to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saluda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Saluda could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Saluda 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 Saluda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2377, Longitude: -82.3468 In this case, the coordinates for Saluda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.097 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.559 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.094 degrees. |
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