Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jackson Hamlet:
  • 35.166824, -79.471700
  • 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 Jackson Hamlet

• 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
  • Since Jackson Hamlet is near Hoke County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Jackson Hamlet

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jackson Hamlet ...

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.

• Foxfire
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Foxfire is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
• Huntcliff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Huntcliff is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
• Lincoln Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Manly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Manly is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
• Narrow Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Narrow Ridge is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Ridge
• Roseland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseland is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Silver Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Silver Springs is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Warrior Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Warrior Woods is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Woods

How Far From Jackson Hamlet 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 Jackson Hamlet to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Carthage, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jackson Hamlet to Carthage, with an average speed<2> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'