RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Henderson County >> U-No >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in U-No, we use the following websites to find information relevant to U-No 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 U-No:
    • 35.359294, -82.419835
    • 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 U-No
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near U-No ...

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.

  • Dana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Dana is located in Henderson County
  • Foxwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
    • Foxwood is located in Henderson County
  • Fruitland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Henderson County
  • Glenn Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
    • Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
  • Hickory Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hickory Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Hillgirt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillgirt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgirt
    • Hillgirt is located in Henderson County
  • Holly Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Indian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
  • Mountain Home
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Mountain Home is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <2>
  • Plantation Walk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
    • Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
  • Stone Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
    • Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
  • Terrace Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
    • Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Twin Brooks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
      • Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County
    • Union Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Henderson County
    • Upward
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
      • Willow Brook is located in Henderson County
    • Woodland Trace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace
      • Woodland Trace is located in Henderson County

How Far From U-No 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 U-No to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in U-No and extending to:

  • Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from U-No 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 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 383 miles [616.4 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 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- U-No) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in U-No. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3593, Longitude: -82.4198    
<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 U-No to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.142 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.627 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.089 degrees.