Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Garren Hill:
  • 35.187378, -79.501978
  • 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 Garren 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
  • Since Garren Hill is near Richmond County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Garren Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garren 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.

• Derby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Derby is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Foxfire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Foxfire is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
• Harris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Harris is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Huntcliff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Huntcliff is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
• Lincoln Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Manly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Manly is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
• Narrow Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Narrow Ridge is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Ridge
• Roseland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Roseland is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Seven Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
• Silver Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Silver Springs is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Warrior Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Warrior Woods is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Woods
• Whispering Pines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whispering Pines <1>

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

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

• Carthage, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Garren Hill to Carthage, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving 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 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'