Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hamlet Lakes:
  • 35.736248, -79.790310
  • 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 Hamlet Lakes

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Hamlet Lakes is near Guilford County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 Hamlet Lakes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamlet Lakes ...

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.

• Cedar Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Cedar Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Edgar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgar is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
• Farmer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmer is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
• Flint Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Flint Hill is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Grays Chapel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grays Chapel is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Chapel
• Level Cross
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Level Cross is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
• Mechanic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanic is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
• Parks Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Parks Crossroads is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Crossroads
• Redcross
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Redcross is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross

How Far From Hamlet Lakes to ...

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 Hamlet Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hamlet Lakes and extending to:

• Asheboro, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Hamlet Lakes to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. 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 265 miles [426.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'