Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vienna 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 Vienna Forest:
  • 36.133471, -80.401166
  • 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 Vienna 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Since Vienna Forest is near Yadkin County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Vienna Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vienna 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.

• Cinnamon Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
• Cutters Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
• Eaglewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
• Grapewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
• Harmony Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Hunters Trace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
• Lewisville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <1>
• Robin Hood Trace
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
• Robinhood Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vienna Forest and extending to:

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vienna Forest to Winston - Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'