Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sheridan Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sheridan Forest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sheridan Forest

• 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 Sheridan Forest:
  • 35.336273, -77.935818
  • 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 Sheridan 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Sheridan Forest is near Lenoir County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Sheridan Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheridan 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.

• Best
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Best is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
• Deerwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerwood is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Foxfire
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxfire is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Green Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Meadows is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Greenleaf
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
• Hood Swamp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hood Swamp is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Swamp
• Irongate
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Irongate is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
• Mimosa Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mimosa Park is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
• Pleasant View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Ravenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ravenwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Sandy Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sandy Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
  • Sleepy Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sleepy Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
  • Teakwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Teakwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakwood
  • Tiffany Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiffany Gardens is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens
  • Walnut Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sheridan Forest and extending to:

• Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Sheridan Forest to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'