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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 Centerview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Centerview 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 Centerview:
    • 35.490695, -80.618401
    • 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 Centerview
  • 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 Cabarrus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus County
    • Since Centerview is near Rowan County and also Iredell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell 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 Centerview

Communities Also Named Centerview ...

We found seven communities that are also named Centerview.

Within North Carolina, the name Centerview is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Edwards County
      • This Centerview is located in Edwards County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Centerview that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Centerview.
    • Kentucky
      • Breckinridge County
      • This Centerview is located in Breckinridge County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Centerview that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Centerview.
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • This Centerview is located in Johnson County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Centerview that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Centerview.
    • Ohio
      • Monroe County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Centerview [Monroe County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This Centerview is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the west of the Centerview that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Centerview.
    • Tennessee
      • Hardin County
      • This Centerview is located in Hardin County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the west of the Centerview that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Centerview.
    • Texas
      • Leon County
      • This Centerview is located in Leon County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Centerview that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Centerview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Centerview ...

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.

  • China Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cold Water
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Water is located in Cabarrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Water
  • Cooks Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cooks Crossing is located in Cabarrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
  • Fisher Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
  • Five Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Five Forks is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Five Points is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Glass
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Glass is located in Cabarrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
  • Poplar Tent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
  • Royal Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Cabarrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Shady Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Shady Brook is located in Cabarrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook

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

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

  • Concord, which is the Seat of Cabarrus County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Centerview to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Centerview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Centerview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Centerview 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 Centerview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4907, Longitude: -80.6184       In this case, the coordinates for Centerview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.092 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.442 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.337 degrees.