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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 Anderwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anderwood Estates 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 Anderwood Estates:
    • 35.349607, -77.905539
    • 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 Anderwood Estates
  • 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

Communities Also Named Anderwood Estates ...

We found one communities that share the name Anderwood Estates.

Within North Carolina, the name Anderwood Estates is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Anderwood Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Anderwood Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,879 miles [3,024 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Anderwood Estates that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Anderwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anderwood Estates ...

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.

  • Best
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Best have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
    • Best is located in Wayne County
  • Deerwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
    • Deerwood is located in Wayne County
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Green Meadows is located in Wayne County
  • Hood Swamp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hood Swamp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Swamp
    • Hood Swamp is located in Wayne County
  • Irongate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irongate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
    • Irongate is located in Wayne County
  • Mimosa Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
    • Mimosa Park is located in Wayne County
  • Pleasant View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Wayne County
  • Ravenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Ravenwood is located in Wayne County
  • Sandy Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
    • Sandy Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Teakwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakwood
    • Teakwood is located in Wayne County
  • Tiffany Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens
    • Tiffany Gardens is located in Wayne County
  • Walnut Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
    • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people

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

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

  • Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Anderwood Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 249 miles [400.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anderwood Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynegov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Anderwood Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anderwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3496, Longitude: -77.9055       In this case, the coordinates for Anderwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Anderwood Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.547 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.652 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.335 degrees.









 

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