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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 Cary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cary 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 Cary:
- 35.781058, -78.813404
- 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 Cary
- 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- Since Cary is near Wake County and also Durham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Durham 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 Cary
Communities Also Named Cary ...
We found ten communities that are also named Cary.
Within North Carolina, the name Cary is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Cary is located in Craighead County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the west of the Cary that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Cary.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Cary is located in Duval County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cary that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Cary.
- Georgia
- Bleckley County
- This Cary is located in Bleckley County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cary that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bleckley County community of Cary.
- Pulaski 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 Georgia community of Cary [Pulaski County].
- Illinois
- McHenry County
- This Cary is located in McHenry County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cary that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Cary.
- Indiana
- Putnam County
- This Cary is located in Putnam County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cary that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Cary.
- Kentucky
- Bell County
- This Cary is located in Bell County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cary that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Cary.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Cary is located in Aroostook County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cary that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Cary.
- Mississippi
- Sharkey County
- This Cary is located in Sharkey County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cary that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharkey County community of Cary.
- Missouri
- Scott County
- Although located in Scott County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Cary.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cary ...
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.
- Apex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackhawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackhawk is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Carpenter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Cedar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dublin Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin Woods is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Woods
- Dutchess Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Hearthstone Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hearthstone Farms is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone Farms
- Indian Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Irongate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Irongate is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Ivy Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ivy Meadows is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
- Justice Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Justice Heights is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Heights
- Piney Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Plains is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Plains
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pirates Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pirates Cove is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirates Cove
- Stoneybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneybrook is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Summerwinds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerwinds is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwinds
- Trappers Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trappers Run is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trappers Run
- Walnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Wishing Well
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wishing Well is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well
How Far From Cary 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 town such as Cary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cary and extending to:
- Pittsboro, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cary to Pittsboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Cary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cary 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cary 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 Cary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7811, Longitude: -78.8134 In this case, the coordinates for Cary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.051 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.293 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.541 degrees. |
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