Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Highland Park West:
  • 36.069025, -79.856978
  • 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 Highland Park West

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Park West ...

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.

• Fisher Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fisher Park is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Park
• Forest Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
• Friendswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Friendswood is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
• Green Tree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Tree is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
• Green Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hilltop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hilltop is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Hunter Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
• Lake Daniel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pennydale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pennydale is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
  • Random Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Random Woods is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
  • Rolling Roads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rolling Roads is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Roads
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Sunset Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
  • Terra Cotta
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta

How Far From Highland Park West 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 Highland Park West to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Highland Park West to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 249 miles [400.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,719 miles [7,594.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'