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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 Borden Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Borden Heights 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 Borden Heights:
    • 35.024331, -78.908637
    • 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 Borden 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Borden Heights is near Hoke County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Borden Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Borden 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.

  • Bordeaux
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bordeaux is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
  • Chestnut Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Crossgates
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Crossgates is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Crystal Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
  • Decker Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
  • Haymount
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Haymount is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
  • Holiday Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Holiday Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Legion Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Legion Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Park
  • Phoenician Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Phoenician Woods is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Woods
  • Quail Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Queensdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
  • Summertime
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Summertime is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertime
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Vanstory Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Vanstory Hills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanstory Hills
    • Vineland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Vineland Park is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
    • Williams Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
    • Woods Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

How Far From Borden 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 Borden 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 Borden Heights and extending to:

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Borden Heights 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 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 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 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,720 miles [7,596.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Borden Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Borden Heights 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 Borden Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0243, Longitude: -78.9086       In this case, the coordinates for Borden Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.118 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.258 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.821 degrees.