Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Floral College:
  • 34.778495, -79.318374
  • 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 Floral College

• 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 Floral College is near Scotland County and also Hoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke 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 Floral College

Curious and Interesting Names Near Floral College ...

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.

• Crump Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crump Town is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
• Edinburgh
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Edinburgh is located in Hoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
• Johns
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Johns is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
• Lincoln Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Prospect
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospect is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Red Banks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Banks is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
• Red Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Red Springs is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Springs <1>
• Sugar Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Sunshine Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunshine Park is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park

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

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

• Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Floral College to Lumberton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 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 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'