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35.910152, -78.424443
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We found one communities that are also named Lassiter.
Within North Carolina, the name Lassiter is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Lassiter in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Newton County
This Lassiter is located in Newton County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lassiter that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Lassiter.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lassiter ...
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.
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 Lassiter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lassiter and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lassiter to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 219 miles [352.4 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lassiter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Lassiter 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 Lassiter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9102, Longitude: -78.4244 In this case, the coordinates for Lassiter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.826 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.055 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.347 degrees.