Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heritage Heights:
  • 35.001554, -78.795855
  • 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 Heritage Heights

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Heritage Heights is near Sampson County and also Bladen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sampson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen 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 Heritage Heights

Communities Also Named Heritage Heights ...

We found four communities that are also named Heritage Heights.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Heritage Heights.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Located In North Carolina ...
  • Durham County
    • This Heritage Heights is located in Durham County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north of the Heritage Heights that is located in Cumberland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Heritage Heights.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Coffee County
    • This Heritage Heights is located in Coffee County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Heritage Heights that is located in Cumberland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Heritage Heights.
  • Maryland
    • Howard County
    • This Heritage Heights is located in Howard County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Heritage Heights that is located in Cumberland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Heritage Heights.
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake County
    • This Heritage Heights is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Heritage Heights that is located in Cumberland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Heritage Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage Heights ...

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.

• Beard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Beard is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
• Cedar Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Crossgates
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crossgates is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
• Decker Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
• Grays Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
• Haymount
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Haymount is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
• Holiday Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Holiday Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
• Legion Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Legion Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Park
• Lena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lena is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
• Phoenician Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Phoenician Woods is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Woods
• Vineland Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Vineland Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
• Williams Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village

How Far From Heritage Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Heritage Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heritage Heights and extending to:

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Heritage Heights 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'