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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 Carolina Trace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carolina Trace and the surrounding area.
- 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 Carolina Trace:
- 35.425847, -79.109209
- 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 Carolina Trace
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Carolina Trace is near Harnett County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Carolina Trace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carolina Trace ...
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 southeast)
- Brickwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brickwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickwood
- Colon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cool Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Lemon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Owls Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Owls Nest is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
- Planters Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Planters Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
- Quail Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Royal Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Trails End
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trails End is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
- Tramway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Carolina Trace 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 Carolina Trace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Carolina Trace and extending to:
- Sanford, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Carolina Trace 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 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 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carolina Trace) 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 Carolina Trace 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 Carolina Trace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4258, Longitude: -79.1092 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.226 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.441 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.77 degrees. |
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