Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cerro Gordo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cerro Gordo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cerro Gordo
- 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 Cerro Gordo:
- 34.322864, -78.928591
- 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 Cerro Gordo
- 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- Since Cerro Gordo is near Robeson County and also Horry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- eBird sighting report for Horry 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 Cerro Gordo ...
We found six communities that share the name Cerro Gordo.
Within North Carolina, the name Cerro Gordo is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Inyo County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Cerro Gordo [Inyo County].
- Illinois
- Piatt County
- This Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cerro Gordo that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Cerro Gordo.
- Indiana
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Cerro Gordo [Randolph County].
- Kansas
- Jewell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cerro Gordo [Jewell County].
- Minnesota
- Lac qui Parle County
- This Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cerro Gordo that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lac qui Parle County community of Cerro Gordo.
- Tennessee
- Hardin County
- This Cerro Gordo is located in Hardin County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<2> to the west of the Cerro Gordo that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Cerro Gordo.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cerro Gordo ...
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.
- Bird Cage
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Boardman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Fair Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Grist
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Nobles Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobles Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossing
- Nobles Crossing is located in Columbus County
- Peacocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Potters Curve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Curve
- Potters Curve is located in Columbus County
- Roseland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Cerro Gordo 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 town such as Cerro Gordo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cerro Gordo and extending to:
- Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cerro Gordo to Whiteville, with an average speed<6> 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 101 miles [162.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cerro Gordo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cerro Gordo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cerro Gordo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cerro Gordo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3229, Longitude: -78.9286 In this case, the coordinates for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Cerro Gordo 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cerro Gordo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.137 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.177 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.049 degrees. |