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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodfin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodfin 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 Woodfin:
- 35.649714, -82.585085
- 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 Woodfin
- 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 Buncombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
- Since Woodfin is near Madison County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Woodfin
Communities Also Named Woodfin ...
We found one communities that are also named Woodfin.
Within North Carolina, the name Woodfin is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Woodfin in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Woodfin is located in Spartanburg County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southeast of the Woodfin that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Woodfin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodfin ...
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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Craggy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Craggy is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggy
- Echo Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Elk Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elk Mountain is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
- Emma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Grace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Hazel Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Juno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Mountainbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Murphy Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Stoney Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Weaverville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Woodfin 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 town such as Woodfin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodfin and extending to:
- Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Woodfin to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 378 miles [608.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Woodfin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Woodfin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodfin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6497, Longitude: -82.5851 In this case, the coordinates for Woodfin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.243 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.785 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.074 degrees. |
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