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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 La Grange, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Grange and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 La Grange:
    • 35.306468, -77.788980
    • 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 La Grange
  • 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 La Grange is near Wayne County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 La Grange

Communities Also Named La Grange ...

We found twenty communities that are also named La Grange.

Within North Carolina, the name La Grange is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of La Grange [Colbert County].
    • California
      • Stanislaus County
      • This La Grange is located in Stanislaus County and lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the La Grange that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanislaus County community of La Grange.
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • This La Grange is located in Brevard County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the La Grange that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of La Grange.
    • Illinois
      • Brown County
      • This La Grange is located in Brown County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the La Grange that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of La Grange.
      • Cook County
      • This La Grange is located in Cook County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km] to the northwest of the La Grange that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of La Grange.
    • Kansas
      • Morris County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Morris County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of La Grange.
    • Kentucky
      • Oldham County
      • This La Grange is located in Oldham County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the La Grange that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oldham County community of La Grange.
    • Michigan
      • Cass County
      • This La Grange is located in Cass County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the La Grange that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of La Grange.
    • Missouri
      • Lewis County
      • This La Grange is located in Lewis County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the La Grange that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of La Grange.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of La Grange [Dutchess County].
      • Orange County
      • This La Grange is located in Orange County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the La Grange that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of La Grange.
      • Wyoming County
      • This La Grange is located in Wyoming County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the north of the La Grange that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of La Grange.
    • Ohio
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of La Grange [Lawrence County].
    • Tennessee
      • Fayette County
      • This La Grange is located in Fayette County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<2> to the west of the La Grange that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of La Grange.
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This La Grange is located in Fayette County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the La Grange that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of La Grange.
      • Red River County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Red River County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of La Grange.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of La Grange [Augusta County].
      • King George County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of La Grange [King George County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Walworth County
      • This La Grange is located in Walworth County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the La Grange that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of La Grange.
    • Wyoming
      • Goshen County
      • This La Grange is located in Goshen County and lies 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the La Grange that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goshen County community of La Grange.

Curious and Interesting Names Near La Grange ...

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.

  • Best
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Best is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
  • Branchwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Branchwood is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
  • Deerwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Deerwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Falling Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
  • Fields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fields is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Institute
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Institute is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
  • Jason
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jason is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
  • Jenny Lind
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jenny Lind is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
  • Little Baltimore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Baltimore is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
  • Parkstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Parkstown is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkstown
  • Parrots
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Parrots is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrots
  • Pot Neck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pot Neck is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Neck
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Seven Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shadetown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Shadetown is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadetown
    • Walnut Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Wheat Swamp
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Wheat Swamp is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Swamp

How Far From La Grange to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as La Grange to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Grange and extending to:

  • Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from La Grange to Kinston, with an average speed<5> 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 La Grange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Grange) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 La Grange 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 La Grange 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 La Grange. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3065, Longitude: -77.7890       In this case, the coordinates for La Grange have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.482 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.572 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.306 degrees.