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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 Hog Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hog Island 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 Hog Island:
- 35.193492, -79.296418
- 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 Hog Island
- 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
- Since Hog Island is near Hoke County and also Harnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett 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 Hog Island
Communities Also Named Hog Island ...
We found two communities that are also named Hog Island.
Within North Carolina, the name Hog Island is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Hog Island is located in Dorchester County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hog Island that is located in Moore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Hog Island.
- Rhode Island
- Newport 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 Rhode Island community of Hog Island [Newport County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hog Island ...
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.
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hill Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Crest is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
- Huntcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntcliff is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lincoln Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Manly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Puppy Creek Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Puppy Creek Ford is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puppy Creek Ford
- Roseland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roseland is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Silver Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Warrior Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warrior Woods is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Woods
- Whispering Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Hog Island 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 Hog Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hog Island and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hog Island to Carthage, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hog Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hog Island 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hog Island 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 Hog Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1935, Longitude: -79.2964 In this case, the coordinates for Hog Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.336 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.532 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.916 degrees. |
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