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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 Yorkwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yorkwood 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 Yorkwood:
- 35.210971, -81.206467
- 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 Yorkwood
- 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 Gaston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gaston County
- Since Yorkwood is near York County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Yorkwood
Communities Also Named Yorkwood ...
We found three communities that are also named Yorkwood.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Yorkwood.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Mecklenburg County
- This Yorkwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Yorkwood that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Yorkwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Yorkwood is located in Pulaski County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the west of the Yorkwood that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Yorkwood.
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- This Yorkwood is located in Pickens County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Yorkwood that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Yorkwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yorkwood ...
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.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Boogertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boogertown is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boogertown
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Brook is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
- Groves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Groves is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
- Jenkins Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Heights is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Heights
- Love Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Love Park is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Park
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
How Far From Yorkwood 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 Yorkwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yorkwood and extending to:
- Gastonia, which is the Seat of Gaston County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Yorkwood to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Yorkwood) 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 Yorkwood 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 Yorkwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2110, Longitude: -81.2065 In this case, the coordinates for Yorkwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.432 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.792 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.651 degrees. |
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