Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willow Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Bend and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willow Bend
- 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 Willow Bend:
- 35.303728, -82.465397
- 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 Willow Bend
- 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Willow Bend is near Transylvania County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Willow Bend ...
We found seven communities that share the name Willow Bend.
Within North Carolina, the name Willow Bend is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Willow Bend is located in Coffee County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Bend that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Willow Bend.
- Madison County
- This Willow Bend is located in Madison County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the west of the Willow Bend that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Willow Bend.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Willow Bend is located in Clayton County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Bend that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Willow Bend.
- Muscogee County
- This Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the southwest of the Willow Bend that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Willow Bend.
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- This Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow Bend that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Willow Bend.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Willow Bend is located in Harris County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Willow Bend that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Willow Bend.
- West Virginia
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Willow Bend [Monroe County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Bend ...
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.
- Bent Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Crooked Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Crooked Creek is located in Henderson County
- Echo Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lakes
- Echo Lakes is located in Henderson County
- English Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
- English Hills is located in Henderson County
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
- Flat Rock Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Forest
- Flat Rock Forest is located in Henderson County
- Glenn Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
- Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Henderson County
- Hillandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale is located in Henderson County
- Hunter Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
- Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
- Indian Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
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- Laurel Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <4>
- Mountain Lake Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Camp
- Mountain Lake Camp is located in Henderson County
- Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Pebble Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
- Plantation Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
- Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Ravenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Rosebud
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Sky Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Sugar Hollow Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hollow Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow Farm
- Sugar Hollow Farm is located in Henderson County
- Terrace Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
- Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
- Timbercreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbercreek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tranquility have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tranquility is located in Henderson County
- Valley Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Willow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Henderson County
- Laurel Park
How Far From Willow Bend 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 Willow Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Bend and extending to:
- Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Willow Bend to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four 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 388 miles [624.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow Bend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Willow Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3037, Longitude: -82.4654 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Willow Bend 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Willow Bend to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.168 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.649 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.123 degrees. |