Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ingram, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ingram and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ingram
- 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 Ingram:
- 35.100427, -79.937833
- 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 Ingram
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Ingram is near Anson County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anson County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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
Communities Also Named Ingram ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Ingram.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Ingram.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Anson County
- Northampton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Chippewa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Ingram [Chippewa County].
- Rusk County
- This Ingram is located in Rusk County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ingram that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Ingram.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingram ...
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.
- Beverly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Chip
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Emerald Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Shores
- Emerald Shores is located in Montgomery County
- Ex-Way
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Five Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Richmond County
- Honey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Littles Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
- Lookout ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Norman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Paris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Piney Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
- Plain View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Plain View is located in Richmond County
- Roper ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Norman
How Far From Ingram 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 Ingram to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ingram and extending to:
- Rockingham, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ingram to Rockingham, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ingram. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richmond County: www.co.richmond.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Ingram 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ingram) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ingram. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1004, Longitude: -79.9378 In this case, the coordinates for Ingram have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ingram, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ingram to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.702 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.939 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.191 degrees. |