Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Albrittons:
  • 35.198046, -77.664715
  • 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 Albrittons

• 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
  • Since Albrittons is near Duplin County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Albrittons

Curious and Interesting Names Near Albrittons ...

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.

• Booker T Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Booker T Washington is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T Washington
• Deep Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deep Run
  • From Albrittons to Deep Run
• Falling Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
• Fields
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fields is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fields
  • From Albrittons to Fields
• George Washington Carver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • George Washington Carver is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Washington Carver
• Hickory Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Mary Beth Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mary Beth Park is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Beth Park
• Meadow Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Brook is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
• Nobles Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nobles Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossroads
• Parrott Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Parrott Fork is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Fork
• Pot Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pot Neck is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Neck
• Random Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Random Woods is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
• Sandy Bottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom

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

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

• Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Albrittons to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'