Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hawfields:
  • 36.059366, -79.304943
  • 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 Hawfields

• 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 Alamance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
  • Since Hawfields is near Orange County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Hawfields

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawfields ...

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.

• Cheeks Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
• Florence Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Florence Town is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Town
• Graham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Graham is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Graham
  • From Hawfields to Graham
• Granite Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Village is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Village
• Green Level
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Level is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
• Haw River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Haw River is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <1>
• Holly Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Holly Meadows is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Meadows
• Miles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Miles is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
• Rockwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rockwood is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Stagecoach Trail
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
• Sunset Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Ridge is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
• Woodlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Graham, which is the Seat of Alamance County, lies just to the West.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Hawfields to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 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 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'