Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eaglewood Forest:
  • 34.969608, -78.970862
  • 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 Eaglewood Forest

• 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 Eaglewood Forest 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 Eaglewood Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eaglewood Forest ...

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.

• Creekbend
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Creekbend is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekbend
• Crystal Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
• Decker Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
• Ducks Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ducks Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Landing
• Emerald Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Emerald Gardens is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Gardens
• Hope Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <1>
• 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
• Shadowlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
• Stoney Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stoney Point is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoney Point <1>
• Timberlake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
• Winter Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Winter Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
• Woods Edge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

How Far From Eaglewood Forest 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 Eaglewood Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the 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 Eaglewood Forest 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 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'