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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.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Institute
Communities Also Named Institute ...
We found three communities that are also named Institute.
Within North Carolina, the name Institute is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Institute is located in Hinds County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Institute that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Institute.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Institute is located in Kanawha County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Institute that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Institute.
- Wisconsin
- Door County
- This Institute is located in Door County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Institute that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Door County community of Institute.
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)
- Branchwood is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Falling Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Fields
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hill View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill View
- Hullwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hullwood is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullwood
- Jason
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Little Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Baltimore is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
- Parkstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parkstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkstown
- Parrots
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parrots is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrots
- Random Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Random Woods is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
- Shadetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shadetown is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadetown
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Trinity Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Woods is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Woods
- Wheat Swamp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat Swamp is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Swamp
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Institute to Kinston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 247 miles [397.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Institute to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.439 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.53 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.26 degrees. |
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