Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bethney Heights:
  • 35.399586, -80.209779
  • 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 Bethney Heights

• 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 Stanly County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly County
  • Since Bethney Heights is near Davidson County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan 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 Bethney Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethney Heights ...

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.

• Cedar Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
• Centurion Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Centurion Park is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Park
• Forest Drive
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Drive is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Drive
• Greenwood Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Park is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
• Halls Ferry Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Halls Ferry Junction is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Junction
• Heathwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Heathwood is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
• Palestine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Palestine is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Plyer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Plyer is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
• Springhaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Springhaven is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven

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

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

• Albemarle, which is the Seat of Stanly County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Bethney Heights 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 6 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 298 miles [479.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'