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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 Courtland Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Courtland Park 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 Courtland Park:
    • 36.347081, -79.679753
    • 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 Courtland Park
  • 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
    • Since Courtland Park is near Guilford County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Courtland Park

Communities Also Named Courtland Park ...

We found two communities that are also named Courtland Park.

Within North Carolina, the name Courtland Park is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Courtland Park lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Courtland Park that is located in Rockingham County.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Courtland Park is located in Fairfax County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Courtland Park that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Courtland Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Courtland Park ...

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.

  • Bearslide
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bearslide is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearslide
  • Bethany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bethany is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Cedar Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
  • College Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • College Village is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
  • Dan River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dan River is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
  • Forestdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Green Knolls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Knolls is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knolls
  • Happy Home
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Happy Home is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home
  • Homestead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Homestead is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Indian Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Piney Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Fork is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
  • Pleasantville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Quick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Quick is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
    • Riverbend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverbend is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Sandy Cross
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Cross is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
    • Village Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Village Oaks is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Oaks
    • Wittys Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
    • Woodland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woodland Park is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

  • Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Courtland Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,700 miles [7,563.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Courtland Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Courtland Park 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 Courtland Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3471, Longitude: -79.6798       In this case, the coordinates for Courtland Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.539 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.935 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.698 degrees.