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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 Sedgewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sedgewood 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 Sedgewood:
- 35.363727, -82.512065
- 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 Sedgewood
- 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 Sedgewood is near Buncombe County and also Transylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe 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 Sedgewood
Communities Also Named Sedgewood ...
We found one communities that are also named Sedgewood.
Within North Carolina, the name Sedgewood is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Sedgewood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Sedgewood is located in Brazoria County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sedgewood that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Sedgewood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sedgewood ...
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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Camelot is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Foxwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Foxwood is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hillgirt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillgirt is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgirt
- Holly Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Horse Shoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lake Rugby
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Rugby is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rugby
- Mountain Home
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Naples
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rugby
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rugby is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Stone Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
- Terrace Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
- Tree Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
- Twin Brooks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
How Far From Sedgewood 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 Sedgewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sedgewood and extending to:
- Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sedgewood 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 387 miles [622.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 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 from Point A (ie- Sedgewood) 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 Sedgewood 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 Sedgewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3637, Longitude: -82.5121 In this case, the coordinates for Sedgewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.196 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.69 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.125 degrees. |
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