Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spicewood:
  • 36.126457, -79.796859
  • 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 Spicewood

• 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Since Spicewood is near Rockingham County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Spicewood

Communities Also Named Spicewood ...

We found one communities that are also named Spicewood.

Within North Carolina, the name Spicewood is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Spicewood in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Burnet County
    • This Spicewood is located in Burnet County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spicewood that is located in Guilford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnet County community of Spicewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spicewood ...

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.

• Fisher Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fisher Park is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Park
• Forest Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
• Green Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Lake Daniel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
• Proximity
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Proximity is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proximity
• Summit Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Summit Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
• Sunset Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Three Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Three Meadows is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Meadows

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spicewood and extending to:

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the South.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Spicewood to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'