Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elease:
  • 34.865167, -78.796411
  • 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 Elease

• 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 Elease is near Bladen County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Elease

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elease ...

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 Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Creekbend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Creekbend is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekbend
• Decker Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
• Grays Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
• Heritage Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Heritage Heights is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
• Horse Neck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Horse Neck is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Neck
• Jerome
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerome is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
• Lena
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lena is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
• Newlight
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Newlight is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
• Tar Heel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tar Heel is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Heel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tar Heel <1>

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

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elease to Fayetteville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving 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 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'