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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 Devon Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devon 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 Devon Park:
    • 34.225726, -77.896653
    • 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 Devon Park
  • 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 Devon Park ...

We found three communities that share the name Devon Park.

Within North Carolina, the name Devon Park is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Devon Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Devon Park that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Devon Park.
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Devon Park [Delaware County].
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Devon Park is located in Fairfax County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the north of the Devon Park that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Devon Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Devon 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.

  • Council Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Heights
    • Council Heights is located in New Hanover County
  • Echo Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Farms
    • Echo Farms is located in New Hanover County
  • Fairlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
    • Fairlawn is located in New Hanover County
  • Hightsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
    • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
  • Kings Grant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
  • Lincoln Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Forest
    • Lincoln Forest is located in New Hanover County
  • Lions Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lions Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Gate
    • Lions Gate is located in New Hanover County
  • Love Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Grove
    • Love Grove is located in New Hanover County
  • Piney Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
    • Piney Woods is located in New Hanover County
  • Princess Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princess Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Place
    • Princess Place is located in New Hanover County
  • Sunset Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Sunset Park is located in New Hanover County
  • Winter Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
    • Winter Park is located in New Hanover County

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Hanover County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Devon Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for New Hanover County: www.nhcgov.com/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Devon Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Devon Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2257, Longitude: -77.8967       In this case, the coordinates for Devon Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Devon Park 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.
<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 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 Devon Park 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 308.565 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.507 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.70 degrees.




 

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