Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Buie:
  • 34.736551, -79.144758
  • 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 Buie

• 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
  • Since Buie is near Hoke County and also Scotland 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 Scotland 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 Buie

Communities Also Named Buie ...

We found two communities that are also named Buie.

Within North Carolina, the name Buie is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Grant County
    • This Buie is located in Grant County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the west of the Buie that is located in Robeson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Buie.
  • Louisiana
    • Franklin Parish
    • This Buie is located in Franklin Parish and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the west of the Buie that is located in Robeson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin Parish community of Buie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buie ...

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.

• Floral College
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Floral College is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
• Gold Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Lumber Bridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
• Moss Neck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
• Powers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Powers is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Prospect
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Prospect is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Red Banks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Red Banks is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
• Red Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Red Springs is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Springs <2>
• Saddletree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Saddletree is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree

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

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

• Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buie to Lumberton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'