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35.631823, -78.641396
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We found twelve communities that share the name Juniper.
Within North Carolina, the name Juniper is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Yavapai County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Juniper.
California
Lassen County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Juniper [Lassen County].
Modoc County
This Juniper is located in Modoc County and lies 2,277 miles [3,664.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Juniper that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Modoc County community of Juniper.
Florida
Gadsden County
This Juniper is located in Gadsden County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Juniper that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gadsden County community of Juniper.
Georgia
Marion County
This Juniper is located in Marion County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Juniper that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Juniper.
Idaho
Oneida County
This Juniper is located in Oneida County and lies 1,885 miles [3,033.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Juniper that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Juniper.
Kansas
Wyandotte County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Juniper [Wyandotte County].
Michigan
Alger County
This Juniper is located in Alger County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Juniper that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alger County community of Juniper.
New Brunswick
This Juniper lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Juniper that is located in Wake County.
Oregon
Umatilla County
This Juniper is located in Umatilla County and lies 2,200 miles [3,540.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Juniper that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Juniper.
Texas
Coke County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Coke County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coke County community of Juniper.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Juniper is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Juniper that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Juniper.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Juniper ...
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.
Echo Heights (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Juniper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Juniper and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Juniper to Raleigh, with an average speed<6> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 242 miles [389.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Juniper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Juniper 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.
<3>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Juniper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Juniper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6318, Longitude: -78.6414 In this case, the coordinates for Juniper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Juniper to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.956 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.162 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.523 degrees.