Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sherwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sherwood
- 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 Sherwood:
- 36.269849, -81.776500
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sherwood
- 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 Watauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Watauga County
- Since Sherwood is near Johnson County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- eBird sighting report for Avery 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sherwood ...
We found 53 communities that share the name Sherwood.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Sherwood.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 52 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 52 communities, 48 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Sherwood is located in Mobile County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Sherwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Sherwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km] to the southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sherwood.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Sherwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 389 miles [626 km] to the west southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Sherwood.
- Alberta
- This Sherwood lies 1,932 miles [3,109.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Mendocino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sherwood [Mendocino County].
- Monterey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sherwood [Monterey County].
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sherwood [Clayton County].
- Richmond County
- This Sherwood is located in Richmond County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the south of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Sherwood.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sherwood [Cook County].
- Stark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sherwood [Stark County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Sherwood is located in Baltimore County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Sherwood.
- Talbot County
- This Sherwood is located in Talbot County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east northeast of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Sherwood.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Barton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sherwood [Barton County].
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sherwood [Clark County].
- Jasper County
- Although located in Jasper County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Sherwood.
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Sherwood lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- Ohio
- Defiance County
- This Sherwood is located in Defiance County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Defiance County community of Sherwood.
- Hamilton County
- This Sherwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the northwest of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Sherwood.
- Stark County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sherwood [Stark County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sherwood [Elk County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sherwood [Jefferson County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Sherwood lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Sherwood is located in Brazoria County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Sherwood.
- Irion County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sherwood [Irion County].
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Sherwood [Fairfax County].
- Rockbridge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Sherwood [Rockbridge County].
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Calumet County
- This Sherwood is located in Calumet County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Sherwood.
- Clark County
- This Sherwood is located in Clark County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the northwest of the Sherwood that is located in Watauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Sherwood.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherwood ...
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.
- Forest Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Watauga County
- Grave Yard ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grave Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Yard
- Grave Yard is located in Watauga County
- Mabel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Meat Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Silverstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstone
- Silverstone is located in Watauga County
- Sugar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Watauga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <5>
- Sweetwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
- Zionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionville
- Zionville is located in Watauga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionville <5>
How Far From Sherwood 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 community such as Sherwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherwood and extending to:
- Boone, which is the Seat of Watauga County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sherwood to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sherwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Watauga County: www.wataugacounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Sherwood 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sherwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sherwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2698, Longitude: -81.7765 In this case, the coordinates for Sherwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sherwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sherwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.768 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.33 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.567 degrees. |