Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ingold, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ingold and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ingold
- 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 Ingold:
- 34.826837, -78.347222
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ingold
- 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 Sampson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sampson County
- Since Ingold is near Bladen County and also Duplin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bladen County
- eBird sighting report for Duplin 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingold ...
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.
- Bonnetsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Butlers Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Crossroads
- Butlers Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Clear Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Fowler Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Landing
- Fowler Landing is located in Bladen County
- Hickory Grove Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Crossroads
- Hickory Grove Crossroads is located in Bladen County
- Highsmiths
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highsmiths have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highsmiths
- Highsmiths is located in Sampson County
- Murphytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
- Murphytown is located in Bladen County
- Peters Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Peters Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Piney Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Piney Ridge is located in Sampson County
- Shanghai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Tomahawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Ingold 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 Ingold to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ingold and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Sampson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ingold to Clinton, with an average speed<3> 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ingold. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ingold) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ingold. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8268, Longitude: -78.3472 In this case, the coordinates for Ingold have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ingold to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.805 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.871 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.673 degrees. |