Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hominy 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 Hominy Heights:
  • 35.722380, -77.926096
  • 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 Hominy 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Since Hominy Heights is near Nash County and also Edgecombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nash County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe 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 Hominy Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hominy 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.

• Dixie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dixie is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Elizabeth Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elizabeth Heights is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Lincoln Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Quail Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Quail Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Sandy Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Creek is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
• Seven Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Seven Hills is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
• Stoneybrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoneybrook is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
• White Fox
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • White Fox is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
• Wildwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wildwood is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Wilson, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Hominy Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 224 miles [360.5 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 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'