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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 Lanvale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lanvale 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 Lanvale:
- 34.203781, -78.056937
- 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 Lanvale
- 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Since Lanvale is near New Hanover County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Hanover County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Lanvale
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lanvale ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bishop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Council Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Council Heights is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Heights
- Easy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Easy Hill is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Hill
- Echo Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Echo Farms is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Farms
- Henrytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henrytown is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Hightsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Lincoln Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Forest is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Forest
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Love Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Love Grove is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Grove
- Princess Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Princess Place is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Place
- Russells Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Russells Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Creek
- Sandy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Sunset Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunset Park is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Town Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
How Far From Lanvale 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 Lanvale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lanvale and extending to:
- Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lanvale to Bolivia, with an average speed<2> 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 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Lanvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lanvale 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 Lanvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2038, Longitude: -78.0569 In this case, the coordinates for Lanvale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.653 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.605 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.766 degrees. |
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