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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 Creekbend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creekbend and the surrounding area.
- 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 Creekbend:
- 34.961553, -78.940028
- 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 Creekbend
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Creekbend is near Robeson County and also Hoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke 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 Creekbend
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creekbend ...
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.
- Bordeaux
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bordeaux is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Crossgates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crossgates is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
- Crystal Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
- Decker Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
- Ducks Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ducks Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Landing
- Holiday Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holiday Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Hope Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Legion Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Legion Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Park
- Phoenician Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenician Woods is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Woods
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Queensdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
- Shadowlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stoney Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Vineland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vineland Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
- Woods Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Creekbend 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 community such as Creekbend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Creekbend and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Creekbend to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Creekbend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Creekbend 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 Creekbend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9616, Longitude: -78.9400 In this case, the coordinates for Creekbend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.137 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.853 degrees. |
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