Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Country Club Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Club Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Country Club Hills
- 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 Country Club Hills:
- 34.768218, -77.369128
- 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 Country Club Hills
- 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 Onslow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- Since Country Club Hills is near Jones County and also Carteret County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- eBird sighting report for Carteret 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 Country Club Hills ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Country Club Hills.
There are four communities within North Carolina that are also named Country Club Hills.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Craven County
- This Country Club Hills is located in Craven County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country Club Hills that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Country Club Hills.
- Rowan County
- This Country Club Hills is located in Rowan County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Country Club Hills.
- Wake County
- This Country Club Hills is located in Wake County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Country Club Hills.
- Wilkes County
- This Country Club Hills is located in Wilkes County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Country Club Hills.
- Craven County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Country Club Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the west of the Country Club Hills that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Country Club Hills.
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Country Club Hills is located in Bulloch County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Country Club Hills.
- Richmond County
- This Country Club Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 279 miles [449 km] to the west southwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Country Club Hills.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Country Club Hills is located in Cook County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Country Club Hills.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Country Club Hills is located in Saint Louis County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Country Club Hills.
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Country Club Hills is located in Arlington County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the north of the Country Club Hills that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Country Club Hills.
- Fairfax City
- This Country Club Hills is located in Fairfax City and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the north of the Country Club Hills that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax City community of Country Club Hills.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Club Hills ...
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.
- Branchwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Branchwood is located in Onslow County
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Onslow County
- Forest Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
- Hawkside
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Houston Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
- Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Pumpkin Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Walnut Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Walnut Creek is located in Onslow County
- Willow Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
- Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
How Far From Country Club Hills 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 community such as Country Club Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Club Hills and extending to:
- Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Country Club Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Country Club Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Onslow County: www.co.onslow.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Country Club Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Country Club Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7682, Longitude: -77.3691 In this case, the coordinates for Country Club Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Country Club Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.262 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.24 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.329 degrees. |