Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carver Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carver Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carver Heights
- 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 Carver Heights:
- 35.365995, -78.001099
- 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 Carver 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Carver Heights is near Johnston County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnston County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Carver Heights ...
We found four communities that share the name Carver Heights.
Within North Carolina, the name Carver Heights is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Carver Heights is located in Broward County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Carver Heights that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Carver Heights.
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Carver Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carver Heights that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Carver Heights.
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Carver Heights [Saint Mary's County].
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Carver Heights [Richland County].
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carver 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.
- Foxfire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Green Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Wayne County
- Greenleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Irongate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Mimosa Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
- Mimosa Park is located in Wayne County
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Wayne County
- Ravenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Rosewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Sandy Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Sandy Springs is located in Wayne County
- Spring Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Spring Hope is located in Wayne County
- Teakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Tiffany Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens
- Tiffany Gardens is located in Wayne County
How Far From Carver Heights 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 Carver Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carver Heights and extending to:
- Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Carver Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carver Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynegov.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carver Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carver Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3660, Longitude: -78.0011 In this case, the coordinates for Carver Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Carver Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Carver Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.60 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.715 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.366 degrees. |