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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 Hare, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hare and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hare:
- 36.480687, -80.980911
- 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 Hare
- 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 Alleghany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
- Since Hare is near Surry County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson 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 Hare
Communities Also Named Hare ...
We found six communities that are also named Hare.
Within North Carolina, the name Hare is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Laurel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hare [Laurel County].
- Leslie County
- This Hare is located in Leslie County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hare that is located in Alleghany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leslie County community of Hare.
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Ashtabula County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Hare.
- Champaign County
- This community is historic and although located in Champaign County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Hare.
- Oregon
- Clatsop County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Hare [Clatsop County].
- Texas
- Williamson County
- This Hare is located in Williamson County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hare that is located in Alleghany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Hare.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hare ...
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.
- Cherry Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Chestnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Edwards Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Hooker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Home ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Home is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Rich Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rich Hill is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Roaring Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saddle Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saddle Mountain is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mountain
How Far From Hare 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 Hare to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hare and extending to:
- Sparta, which is the Seat of Alleghany County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hare to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,752 miles [7,647.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hare 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. |
| <2> | 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- Hare) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hare, 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 Hare 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 Hare. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4807, Longitude: -80.9809 In this case, the coordinates for Hare have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.298 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.823 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.179 degrees. |
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