Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dudley Shoals, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dudley Shoals and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dudley Shoals

• 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 Dudley Shoals:
  • 35.863743, -81.376478
  • 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 Dudley Shoals

• 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
  • Since Dudley Shoals is near Alexander County and also Catawba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba 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 Dudley Shoals

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dudley Shoals ...

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.

• Cedar Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
  • Cedar Rock village
• Cedar Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Downsville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
• Ellendale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellendale is located in Alexander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
• Grace Chapel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grace Chapel is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Chapel
• Granite Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <1>
• Laurel Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Hollow is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
• Little River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Little River is located in Alexander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Maple Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maple Valley is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
• Sawmills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people

How Far From Dudley Shoals 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 Dudley Shoals to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dudley Shoals and extending to:

• Lenoir, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dudley Shoals to Lenoir, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'