Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Howard Hights:
  • 35.284052, -77.578858
  • 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 Howard Hights

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
  • Since Howard Hights is near Jones County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Howard Hights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howard Hights ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Booker T Washington is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T Washington
• Club Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
• Clubview
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Clubview is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
• George Washington Carver
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • George Washington Carver is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Washington Carver
• Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Greenmead
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenmead is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmead
• Grove Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Grove Park is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Harveytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
• Liberty Hill Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Liberty Hill Park is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Park
• Rolling Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rolling Pines is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Pines
• Tanglewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tanglewood is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Tarheel Courts
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarheel Courts is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel Courts
• Tower Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Tower Heights is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights

How Far From Howard Hights 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 Howard Hights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the South.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Howard Hights to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. 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 251 miles [403.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'