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we pass this GPS location for Friendship:
35.698763, -78.899732
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We found 72 communities that share the name Friendship.
There are five communities within North Carolina that are also named Friendship.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 67 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Cherokee County
This Friendship is located in Cherokee County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Friendship.
Duplin County
This Friendship is located in Duplin County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Friendship.
Guilford County
This Friendship is located in Guilford County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Friendship.
Stokes County
This Friendship is located in Stokes County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Friendship.
Yadkin County
This Friendship is located in Yadkin County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Friendship.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Calhoun County
This Friendship is located in Calhoun County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Friendship.
Covington County
This Friendship is located in Covington County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Friendship.
Elmore County
This Friendship is located in Elmore County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Friendship.
Marshall County
This Friendship is located in Marshall County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Friendship.
Montgomery County
This Friendship is located in Montgomery County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Friendship.
Pike County
This Friendship is located in Pike County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Friendship.
Randolph County
This Friendship is located in Randolph County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Friendship.
Arkansas
Cleveland County
This Friendship is located in Cleveland County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Friendship.
Columbia County
This Friendship is located in Columbia County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Friendship.
Conway County
This Friendship is located in Conway County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Friendship.
Hot Spring County
This Friendship is located in Hot Spring County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km] to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hot Spring County community of Friendship.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Friendship is located in Hillsborough County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Friendship.
Georgia
Crawford County
This Friendship is located in Crawford County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Friendship.
Fayette County
This Friendship is located in Fayette County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Friendship.
Hancock County
This Friendship is located in Hancock County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Friendship.
Polk County
This Friendship is located in Polk County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Friendship.
Sumter County
This Friendship is located in Sumter County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Friendship.
Towns County
This Friendship is located in Towns County and lies 279 miles [449 km] to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Towns County community of Friendship.
Indiana
Ripley County
This Friendship is located in Ripley County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Friendship.
Kansas
Cherokee 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 Friendship [Cherokee County].
Kentucky
Caldwell County
This Friendship is located in Caldwell County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Friendship.
Louisiana
Bienville Parish
This Friendship is located in Bienville Parish and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Friendship.
Livingston Parish
This Friendship is located in Livingston Parish and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Friendship.
Maine
Knox County
This Friendship is located in Knox County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Friendship.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Friendship is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Friendship.
Frederick County
This Friendship is located in Frederick County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the north northeast of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Friendship.
Montgomery County
This Friendship is located in Montgomery County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the north northeast of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Friendship.
Worcester County
This Friendship is located in Worcester County and lies 274 miles [441 km] to the northeast of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Friendship.
Mississippi
Attala 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 Mississippi community of Friendship [Attala County].
Chickasaw 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 Mississippi community of Friendship [Chickasaw County].
Covington County
This Friendship is located in Covington County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Friendship.
Lincoln County
This Friendship is located in Lincoln County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Friendship.
Pontotoc County
This Friendship is located in Pontotoc County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km] to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Friendship.
Missouri
Caldwell County
Although located in Caldwell County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Friendship.
New Jersey
Burlington County
This Friendship is located in Burlington County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Friendship.
Cumberland County
This Friendship is located in Cumberland County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km] to the northeast of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Friendship.
Salem County
This Friendship is located in Salem County and lies 338 miles [544 km] to the northeast of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Friendship.
New Mexico
Roosevelt County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Friendship.
New York
Allegany County
This Friendship is located in Allegany County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the north of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Friendship.
Ohio
Scioto County
This Friendship is located in Scioto County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Friendship.
Oklahoma
Jackson County
This Friendship is located in Jackson County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Friendship.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Friendship is located in Allegheny County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the north of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Friendship.
South Carolina
Anderson County
This Friendship is located in Anderson County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Friendship.
Greenwood County
This Friendship is located in Greenwood County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Friendship.
Marion County
This Friendship is located in Marion County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the south southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Friendship.
Oconee County
This Friendship is located in Oconee County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Friendship.
York County
This Friendship is located in York County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Friendship.
Tennessee
Bledsoe County
This Friendship is located in Bledsoe County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Friendship.
Blount 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 Tennessee community of Friendship [Blount County].
Crockett County
This Friendship is located in Crockett County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km] to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Friendship.
Giles County
This Friendship is located in Giles County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Friendship.
Hamilton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Friendship [Hamilton County].
Hawkins County
This Friendship is located in Hawkins County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the west northwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Friendship.
Sullivan County
This Friendship is located in Sullivan County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the west northwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Friendship.
Texas
Dawson County
This Friendship is located in Dawson County and lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km]<1> to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Friendship.
Delta County
This Friendship is located in Delta County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Friendship.
Harrison 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 Texas community of Friendship [Harrison County].
Jasper County
This Friendship is located in Jasper County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Friendship.
Lamb County
This Friendship is located in Lamb County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km] to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamb County community of Friendship.
Leon County
This Friendship is located in Leon County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Friendship.
Smith County
This Friendship is located in Smith County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km] to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Friendship.
Trinity County
This Friendship is located in Trinity County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Friendship.
Upshur County
This Friendship is located in Upshur County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the west of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Friendship.
Van Zandt County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Friendship [Van Zandt County].
Williamson County
This Friendship is located in Williamson County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km] to the west southwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Friendship.
Virginia
Washington County
This Friendship is located in Washington County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Friendship.
Wisconsin
Adams County
This Friendship is located in Adams County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Friendship that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Friendship.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Friendship ...
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.
Apex (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Friendship to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Friendship and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Friendship to Raleigh, with an average speed<6> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Friendship) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Friendship. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6988, Longitude: -78.8997 In this case, the coordinates for Friendship have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Friendship 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 Friendship, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Friendship to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.102 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.339 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.601 degrees.