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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.
- 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:
- 37.145707, -78.087501
- 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 Nottoway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nottoway County
- Since Hendersonville is near Prince Edward County and also Amelia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amelia 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.
Within Virginia, the name Hendersonville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Hendersonville is located in Middlesex County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hendersonville that is located in Nottoway 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 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hendersonville that is located in Nottoway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Hendersonville.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Hendersonville is located in Butler County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hendersonville that is located in Nottoway 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 305 miles [490.8 km] to the north northwest of the Hendersonville that is located in Nottoway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hendersonville.
- Washington County
- This Hendersonville is located in Washington County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the north northwest of the Hendersonville that is located in Nottoway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hendersonville.
- South Carolina
- Colleton County
- This Hendersonville is located in Colleton County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hendersonville that is located in Nottoway 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 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hendersonville that is located in Nottoway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Hendersonville.
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.
- Burkes Tavern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burkes Tavern is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Tavern
- Clays Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clays Corner is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Corner
- Crewe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings Ordinary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings Ordinary is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ordinary
- Martins Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Corner is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Mutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mutt is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutt
- Oliveville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oliveville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
- Spainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Winnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
How Far From Hendersonville 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 community such as Hendersonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Hendersonville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hendersonville and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Hendersonville to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hendersonville) 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> | 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. |
| <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: 37.1457, Longitude: -78.0875 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 308.593 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.973 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.791 degrees. |
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