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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 College View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College View 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 College View:
    • 35.608772, -77.364409
    • 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 College View
  • 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 College View ...

We found seven communities that share the name College View.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named College View.

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

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Wake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of College View [Wake County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Denver County
      • This College View is located in Denver County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the College View that is located in Pitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denver County community of College View.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of College View [Will County].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This College View is located in Montgomery County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the north of the College View that is located in Pitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of College View.
    • Mississippi
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This College View is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<2> to the west of the College View that is located in Pitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of College View.
    • Nebraska
      • Lancaster County
      • This College View is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the College View that is located in Pitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of College View.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This College View is located in Greene County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<2> to the west of the College View that is located in Pitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of College View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near College View ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
    • Camelot is located in Pitt County
  • Evans Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
    • Evans Park is located in Pitt County
  • Golden Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Place
    • Golden Place is located in Pitt County
  • Green Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Green Springs is located in Pitt County
  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
  • Greenville Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Heights
    • Greenville Heights is located in Pitt County
  • Heritage Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
  • Higgs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs
    • Higgs is located in Pitt County
  • Lincoln Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Pitt County
  • Lynndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynndale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
    • Lynndale is located in Pitt County
  • Meadowbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Pitt County
  • Planters Walk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planters Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Walk
    • Planters Walk is located in Pitt County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
      • Quail Ridge is located in Pitt County
    • Ripple City
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripple City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
      • Ripple City is located in Pitt County
    • Rock Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Pitt County
    • Windy Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge
      • Windy Ridge is located in Pitt County

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

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from College View to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 4 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 227 miles [365.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for College View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pitt County: www.co.pitt.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 College View 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.
<2>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- College View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in College View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6088, Longitude: -77.3644       In this case, the coordinates for College View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 College View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.235 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.334 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.043 degrees.









 

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