Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Closs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Closs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Closs
- 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 Closs:
- 35.313219, -77.462464
- 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 Closs
- 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
- Since Closs is near Craven County and also Pitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Craven County
- eBird sighting report for Pitt 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Closs ...
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.
- Booker T Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker T Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T Washington
- Booker T Washington is located in Lenoir County
- Club Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Club Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
- Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
- Clubview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Fountain Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Lenoir County
- George Washington Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Washington Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Washington Carver
- George Washington Carver is located in Lenoir County
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Lenoir County
- Greenmead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Grove Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Lenoir County
- Harveytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
- Howard Hights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Hights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
- Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
- Hugo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Liberty Hill Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Park
- Liberty Hill Park is located in Lenoir County
- Pleasant Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Rolling Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Pines
- Rolling Pines is located in Lenoir County
- Tarheel Courts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarheel Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel Courts
- Tarheel Courts is located in Lenoir County
- Tick Bite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Tower Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
- Tower Heights is located in Lenoir County
- Wise Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wise Forks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Liberty Hill Park
How Far From Closs 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 Closs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Closs and extending to:
- Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Closs to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the north (N). Driving 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 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,642 miles [7,470.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Closs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lenoir County: www.co.lenoir.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Closs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Closs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3132, Longitude: -77.4625 In this case, the coordinates for Closs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Closs 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 308.299 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.363 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.181 degrees. |