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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 Booker T Washington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Booker T Washington 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 Booker T Washington:
    • 35.249608, -77.577468
    • 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 Booker T Washington
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Booker T Washington ...

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.

  • Club Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Club Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
    • Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
  • Clubview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clubview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
    • Clubview is located in Lenoir County
  • George Washington Carver
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Washington Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Washington Carver
    • George Washington Carver is located in Lenoir County
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Lenoir County
  • Greenmead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenmead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmead
    • Greenmead is located in Lenoir County
  • Grove Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Lenoir County
  • Harveytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
    • Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
  • Howard Hights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Hights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
    • Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
  • Liberty Hill Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Park
    • Liberty Hill Park is located in Lenoir County
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    • Mary Beth Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary Beth Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Beth Park
      • Mary Beth Park is located in Lenoir County
    • Meadow Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
      • Meadow Brook is located in Lenoir County
    • Parrott Fork
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrott Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Fork
      • Parrott Fork is located in Lenoir County
    • Rolling Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Pines
      • Rolling Pines is located in Lenoir County
    • Tarheel Courts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarheel Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel Courts
      • Tarheel Courts is located in Lenoir County
    • Tower Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
      • Tower Heights is located in Lenoir County

How Far From Booker T Washington 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 Booker T Washington to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the North.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Booker T Washington to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 three full days. 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 253 miles [407.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five 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 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Booker T Washington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Booker T Washington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2496, Longitude: -77.5775       In this case, the coordinates for Booker T Washington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Booker T Washington 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 308.365 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.429 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.245 degrees.