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

When in North Carolina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Carolina 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 North Carolina:
    • 34.925640, -87.493635
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North Carolina
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Carolina ...

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.

  • Aqua Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aqua Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Vista
    • Aqua Vista is located in Lauderdale County
  • Atlas ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
  • Big Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
    • Big Oak is located in Lauderdale County
  • Center Star
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
    • Center Star is located in Lauderdale County
  • Emerald Shores
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Shores
    • Emerald Shores is located in Lauderdale County
  • Falconhead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconhead
    • Falconhead is located in Lauderdale County
  • Green Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Hideaway Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideaway Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
    • Hideaway Hills is located in Lauderdale County
  • Kingman ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
    • Kingman is located in Lauderdale County
  • Kingtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
    • Kingtown is located in Lauderdale County
  • Lake Coves
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Coves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Coves
    • Lake Coves is located in Lauderdale County
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Lauderdale County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lock Six
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock Six have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Six
      • Lock Six is located in Lauderdale County
    • Mitchelltown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchelltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
      • Mitchelltown is located in Lauderdale County
    • Palestine ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Lauderdale County
    • Posey ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
      • Posey is located in Lauderdale County
    • Rascal Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
      • Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Slabtown ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
    • Sweet Gum
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Gum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum
      • Sweet Gum is located in Lauderdale County
    • Wolf Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
      • Wolf Creek is located in Lawrence County (TN)

How Far From North Carolina to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Carolina 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<2> community of North Carolina once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in North Carolina and extending to:

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Carolina to Florence, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 North Carolina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Carolina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Carolina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9256, Longitude: -87.4936       In this case, the coordinates for North Carolina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 North Carolina to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.179 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.062 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.276 degrees.









 

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