Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arbor Hills:
  • 35.572940, -77.314130
  • 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 Arbor Hills

• 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
  • Since Arbor Hills is near Beaufort County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Arbor Hills

Communities Also Named Arbor Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Arbor Hills.

Within North Carolina, the name Arbor Hills is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Arbor Hills in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Wood County
    • This Arbor Hills is located in Wood County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the northwest of the Arbor Hills that is located in Pitt County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Arbor Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arbor Hills ...

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.

• Camelot
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Camelot is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cherry Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cherry Oaks is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Oaks
• Golden Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden Place is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Place
• Green Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Springs is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Heritage Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
• Lynndale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lynndale is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
• Planters Walk
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Planters Walk is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Walk
• Quail Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Rock Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Springs is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Rolling Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Twin Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Twin Creek is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
• Windy Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Windy Ridge is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge

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

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

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Arbor Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'