Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heath, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heath and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Heath
- 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 Heath:
- 35.297386, -77.538023
- 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 Heath
- 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 Heath is near Jones County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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
Communities Also Named Heath ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Heath.
Within North Carolina, the name Heath is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Heath lies 2,009 miles [3,233.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Heath that is located in Lenoir County.
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Boone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Heath [Boone County].
- Tippecanoe County
- This Heath is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Heath that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of Heath.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This Heath is located in Belmont County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Heath that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Heath.
- Licking County
- This Heath is located in Licking County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km] to the northwest of the Heath that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Heath.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Dickson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Heath [Dickson County].
- Johnson County
- This Heath is located in Johnson County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Heath that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Heath.
- Texas
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heath ...
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.
- Booker T Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker T Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T Washington
- Booker T Washington is located in Lenoir County
- Club Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Club Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
- Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
- Clubview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - George Washington Carver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Washington Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Lenoir County
- Greenmead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Lenoir County
- Harveytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
- Howard Hights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Hights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
- Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
- Liberty Hill Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Pines
- Rolling Pines is located in Lenoir County
- Tarheel Courts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarheel Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel Courts
- Tarheel Courts is located in Lenoir County
- Tower Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 Heath 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 Heath to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heath and extending to:
- Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Heath to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 three full 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 250 miles [402.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heath. 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heath) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heath. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2974, Longitude: -77.5380 In this case, the coordinates for Heath have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Heath 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. |
| <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 Heath, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Heath to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.342 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.41 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.214 degrees. |