Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Latham Park:
  • 36.090413, -79.801143
  • 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 Latham Park

• 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Since Latham Park is near Rockingham County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Latham Park

Communities Also Named Latham Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Latham Park.

Within North Carolina, the name Latham Park is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Latham Park in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Winnebago County
    • This Latham Park is located in Winnebago County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Latham Park that is located in Guilford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Latham Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Latham Park ...

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.

• Fisher Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fisher Park is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Park
• Forest Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
• Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Lake Daniel
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
• Lincoln Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Proximity
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Proximity is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proximity
• Spicewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spicewood is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Summit Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
• Sunset Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Three Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Three Meadows is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Meadows

How Far From Latham Park 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 community such as Latham Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Latham Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the northeast (NE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'