Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Graingers:
  • 35.320480, -77.509258
  • 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 Graingers

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
  • Since Graingers is near Greene County and also Pitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • eBird sighting report for Pitt 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 Graingers ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Club Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
  • Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
• Clubview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clubview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
  • Clubview is located in Lenoir County
• George Washington Carver
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Washington Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Washington Carver
  • George Washington Carver is located in Lenoir County
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Lenoir County
• Greenmead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenmead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmead
  • Greenmead is located in Lenoir County
• Grove Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Grove Park is located in Lenoir County
• Harveytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
• Howard Hights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Hights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
  • Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
• Hugo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hugo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Lenoir County
• Liberty Hill Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Park
  • Liberty Hill Park is located in Lenoir County
• Rolling Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Pines
  • Rolling Pines is located in Lenoir County
• Tarheel Courts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarheel Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel Courts
  • Tarheel Courts is located in Lenoir County
• Tick Bite
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
  • Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
• Tower Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
  • Tower Heights is located in Lenoir County

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

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

• Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Graingers to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Graingers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lenoir County: www.co.lenoir.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/