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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 Fountain Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain Hill 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 Fountain Hill:
    • 35.409885, -77.500800
    • 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 Fountain Hill
  • 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
    • Since Fountain Hill is near Pitt County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Fountain Hill

Communities Also Named Fountain Hill ...

We found six communities that are also named Fountain Hill.

There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Fountain Hill.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Anson County
      • This Fountain Hill is located in Anson County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west of the Fountain Hill that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anson County community of Fountain Hill.
    • Greene 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 North Carolina community of Fountain Hill [Greene County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Ashley County
      • This Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the west of the Fountain Hill that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Fountain Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Rockdale County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Fountain Hill [Rockdale County].
    • Kansas
      • Morris 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 Kansas community of Fountain Hill [Morris County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • This Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fountain Hill that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Fountain Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain Hill ...

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.

  • Club Pines
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
  • Clubview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clubview is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
  • Fourway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fourway is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Greenmead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenmead is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmead
  • Grove Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Grove Park is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Haddocks Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Haddocks Crossroads is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddocks Crossroads
  • Harveytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Helens Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Helens Crossroads is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Crossroads
  • Hill View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hill View is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill View
  • Howard Hights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
  • Hugo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hugo is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Hullwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hullwood is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullwood
    • Liberty Hill Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Hill Park is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Park
    • Littlefield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Littlefield is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
    • Lizzie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lizzie is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Robinson Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Robinson Heights is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
    • Rolling Pines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Rolling Pines is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Pines
    • Shamrock Terrace
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shamrock Terrace is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Terrace
    • Snow Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Strawberry Banks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Strawberry Banks is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Banks
    • Tanglewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tarheel Courts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Tarheel Courts is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel Courts
    • Tick Bite
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
    • Tower Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Tower Heights is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
    • Trinity Woods
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Trinity Woods is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Woods
    • Willow Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Willow Creek is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Winterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fountain Hill and extending to:

  • Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fountain Hill to Kinston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 242 miles [389.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fountain Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Fountain Hill 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fountain Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Fountain Hill 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 Fountain Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4099, Longitude: -77.5008       In this case, the coordinates for Fountain Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.318 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.399 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.162 degrees.