Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eastern Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastern Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eastern Heights
- 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 Eastern Heights:
- 35.801527, -80.231161
- 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 Eastern Heights
- 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Since Eastern Heights is near Rowan County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- eBird sighting report for Randolph 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Eastern Heights ...
We found six communities that share the name Eastern Heights.
Within North Carolina, the name Eastern Heights is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Eastern Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Eastern Heights that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Eastern Heights.
- Indiana
- Madison County
- This Eastern Heights is located in Madison County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eastern Heights that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Eastern Heights.
- Monroe County
- This Eastern Heights is located in Monroe County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the northwest of the Eastern Heights that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Eastern Heights.
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Eastern Heights is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eastern Heights that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Eastern Heights.
- Michigan
- Kent 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 Michigan community of Eastern Heights [Kent County].
- Minnesota
- Ramsey 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 Minnesota community of Eastern Heights [Ramsey County].
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastern Heights ...
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.
- Cotton Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Green Needles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Needles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Needles
- Green Needles is located in Davidson County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Holly Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jakesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakesville
- Jakesville is located in Davidson County
- Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Davidson County
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Davidson County
- Royal Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Park
- Royal Park is located in Davidson County
- Sandy Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Grove
- Sandy Grove is located in Davidson County
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Eastern Heights 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 Eastern Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastern Heights and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Eastern Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eastern Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eastern Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eastern Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8015, Longitude: -80.2312 In this case, the coordinates for Eastern Heights 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 Eastern Heights 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 Eastern Heights 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 309.866 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.229 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.089 degrees. |