Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Legend Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Legend Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Legend Hills
- 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 Legend Hills:
- 35.670432, -78.550004
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Legend Hills
- 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 Wake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wake County
- Since Legend Hills is near Johnston County and also Harnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnston County
- eBird sighting report for Harnett 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Legend Hills ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Wake County
- Eagle Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Chase
- Eagle Chase is located in Wake County
- Echo Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Heights
- Echo Heights is located in Wake County
- Emerald Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Forest Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
- Forest Landing is located in Wake County
- Heather Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heather Hills is located in Wake County
- Heatheridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatheridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatheridge
- Heatheridge is located in Wake County
- Hillandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale is located in Wake County
- Juniper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Malibu Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Valley
- Malibu Valley is located in Wake County
- Rangewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Wake County
- Rollingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Johnston County
- Tiffany Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Woods
- Tiffany Woods is located in Wake County
- Van Story Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Story Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Story Hills
- Van Story Hills is located in Wake County
- Malibu Valley
How Far From Legend Hills to ...
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 Legend Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Legend Hills and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Legend Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Legend Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Legend Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Legend Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6704, Longitude: -78.5500 In this case, the coordinates for Legend Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Legend Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.903 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.108 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.475 degrees. |