Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Institute, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Institute and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Institute
- 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 Institute:
- 35.357662, -77.713864
- 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 Institute
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
- Since Institute is near Greene County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Institute ...
We found three communities that share the name Institute.
Within North Carolina, the name Institute is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Institute ...
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.
- Branchwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Branchwood is located in Lenoir County
- Falling Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
- Fields
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Lenoir County
- Hill View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hullwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Jason
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Little Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
- Little Baltimore is located in Lenoir County
- Parkstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Parrots
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Random Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Random Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
- Random Woods is located in Lenoir County
- Shadetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <3>
- Tanglewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Lenoir County
- Trinity Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Woods
- Trinity Woods is located in Lenoir County
- Wheat Swamp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheat Swamp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Swamp
- Wheat Swamp is located in Lenoir County
- Snow Hill
How Far From Institute 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 Institute to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Institute and extending to:
- Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Institute to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 247 miles [397.5 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 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Institute. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lenoir County: www.co.lenoir.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Institute) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Institute. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3577, Longitude: -77.7139 In this case, the coordinates for Institute have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Institute to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.439 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.53 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.26 degrees. |