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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 Emerald Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emerald Gardens and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Emerald Gardens:
    • 35.017663, -79.002252
    • 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 Emerald Gardens
  • 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 Emerald Gardens is near Hoke County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke 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 Emerald Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emerald Gardens ...

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.

  • Bordeaux
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bordeaux is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
  • Chestnut Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Crystal Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
  • Ducks Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ducks Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Landing
  • Glenhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Glenhaven is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Hermitage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hermitage is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hickory Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Lake Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lake Shores is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
  • Quail Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Queensdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
  • Shadowlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
  • Stoney Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Timberlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Waters Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Waters Edge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
    • Winter Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Winter Park is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
    • Woods Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Emerald Gardens 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 289 miles [465.1 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 6,149 miles [9,895.9 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 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Emerald Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Emerald Gardens 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 Emerald Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0177, Longitude: -79.0023       In this case, the coordinates for Emerald Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.171 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.318 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.859 degrees.