Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Honeysuckle Woods

• 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 Honeysuckle Woods:
  • 35.113753, -81.060076
  • 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 Honeysuckle Woods

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Honeysuckle Woods is near Mecklenburg County and also Gaston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gaston 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 Honeysuckle Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Honeysuckle Woods ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Grey Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grey Rock is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
• Greycrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greycrest is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycrest
• Heritage Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Heritage Woods is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
• Island View Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Island View Landing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View Landing
• Masons Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Masons Ferry is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Ferry
• Olympic Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Olympic Woods is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Woods
• Paradise Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Paradise Point is located in Gaston County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
• Steel Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
• Sunrise Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunrise Point is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
• Thorns Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Thorns Ferry is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorns Ferry
• Timber Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Timber Ridge is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Twelve Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Twelve Oaks is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Honeysuckle Woods and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Honeysuckle Woods to York, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'