Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Austin Pines:
  • 35.922379, -77.561361
  • 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 Austin Pines

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Austin Pines ...

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.

• Deans Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Deans Heights is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Heights
• Henrietta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Hope Lodge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
• Logsboro
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Logsboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsboro
• Mildred
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
• Pine Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Piney Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Piney Grove is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Princeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Woodgreen
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woodgreen is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodgreen

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

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

• Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Austin Pines to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the north (N). 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 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,622 miles [7,438.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'