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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 East Side Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Side Park 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 East Side Park:
- 34.504331, -79.093090
- 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 East Side 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Since East Side Park is near Columbus County and also Dillon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon 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 East Side Park
Communities Also Named East Side Park ...
We found one communities that are also named East Side Park.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named East Side Park.
Beyond North Carolina.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Richmond County
- This East Side Park is located in Richmond County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the East Side Park that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of East Side Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Side 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.
- Boardman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Cotton Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cotton Valley is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Echo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Kingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingdale is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdale
- Lake View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Long Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Moss Neck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Oliver Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Crossroads
- Pope Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pope Crossing is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Crossing
How Far From East Side Park 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 East Side Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Side Park and extending to:
- Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Side Park to Lumberton, 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Side Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 East Side 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 East Side Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5043, Longitude: -79.0931 In this case, the coordinates for East Side Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.227 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.308 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.054 degrees. |
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