Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Boone Trail:
  • 35.417380, -78.961133
  • 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 Boone Trail

• 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 Harnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett County
  • Since Boone Trail is near Lee County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Boone Trail

Communities Also Named Boone Trail ...

We found one communities that are also named Boone Trail.

Within North Carolina, the name Boone Trail is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Boone Trail in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Washington County
    • This Boone Trail is located in Washington County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Boone Trail that is located in Harnett County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Boone Trail.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boone Trail ...

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.

• Barbecue
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Barbecue is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
• Brickhaven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
• Brickwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brickwood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickwood
• Bunnlevel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
• Flat Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
• Hairtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hairtown is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hairtown
• Kipling
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kipling is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
• Meadow Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Park is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Spout Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
• Twin Lakes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
• Walkertown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Walkertown is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

How Far From Boone Trail to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Boone Trail to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lillington, which is the Seat of Harnett County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Boone Trail to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'