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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 Ardennes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ardennes 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 Ardennes:
    • 35.160440, -78.983639
    • 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 Ardennes
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Ardennes is near Harnett County and also Hoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke 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 Ardennes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ardennes ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Bones Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bones Ford is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bones Ford
  • Bonnie Doone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Casablanca
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Casablanca is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
  • Eureka Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Eureka Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
  • Foxfire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Hermitage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hermitage is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hillendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillendale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
  • Lake Shores
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Shores is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
  • Lakecrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakecrest is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
  • Rollingwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rollingwood is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Scotty Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotty Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Hills
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Summer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Summer is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer
    • Twin Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • University Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • University Hills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
    • Waters Edge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Waters Edge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ardennes and extending to:

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ardennes to Fayetteville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ardennes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Ardennes 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 Ardennes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1604, Longitude: -78.9836       In this case, the coordinates for Ardennes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.159 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.325 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.807 degrees.