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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 Hendersonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hendersonville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hendersonville:
    • 40.299237, -80.152279
    • 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 Hendersonville
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Hendersonville is near Allegheny County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Hendersonville

Communities Also Named Hendersonville ...

We found seven communities that are also named Hendersonville.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Hendersonville.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Butler County
      • This Hendersonville is located in Butler County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north of the Hendersonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Hendersonville.
    • Mercer County
      • This Hendersonville is located in Mercer County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the north of the Hendersonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hendersonville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Hendersonville is located in Middlesex County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hendersonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Hendersonville.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Hendersonville is located in Henderson County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hendersonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Hendersonville.
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • This Hendersonville is located in Colleton County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the south of the Hendersonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Hendersonville.
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • This Hendersonville is located in Sumner County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hendersonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Hendersonville.
    • Virginia
      • Nottoway County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Hendersonville [Nottoway County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hendersonville ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bishop is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Cecil
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cokeburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cokeburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Cool Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cool Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
  • Hill Church
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hill Church is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Church
  • Jewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jewell is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Muse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Muse is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
  • Muse Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Muse Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Junction
  • National Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • National Hill is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hill
  • Weavertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Weavertown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hendersonville and extending to:

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hendersonville to Washington, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hendersonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hendersonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hendersonville 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 Hendersonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2992, Longitude: -80.1523       In this case, the coordinates for Hendersonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.69 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.699 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.546 degrees.