Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Faison, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Faison and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Faison
- 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 Faison:
- 35.116481, -78.136844
- 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 Faison
- 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 Duplin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Duplin County
- Since Faison is near Sampson County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sampson County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Faison ...
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.
- Baltic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Calypso
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Dobbersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
- Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Duplin County
- Hatcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hills Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Moltonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Sampson County
- Turkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Turkey is located in Sampson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <2>
How Far From Faison 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 town such as Faison to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Faison and extending to:
- Kenansville, which is the Seat of Duplin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Faison to Kenansville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Faison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Faison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Faison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1165, Longitude: -78.1368 In this case, the coordinates for Faison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Faison 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 308.682 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.772 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.50 degrees. |