Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lilesville:
  • 34.967602, -79.984572
  • 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 Lilesville

• 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 Anson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anson County
  • Since Lilesville is near Richmond County and also Marlboro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro 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 Lilesville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lilesville ...

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.

• Beverly ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Beverly is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Cairo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cairo is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cairo
  • From Lilesville to Cairo
• Deep Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Creek is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Everetts Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Everetts Mill is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Mill
• Five Points
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Honey Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
• Jones Creek ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Creek is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
• Lookout ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lookout is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
• Paris ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paris is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Pee Dee ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pee Dee is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
• Piney Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Sugar Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town

How Far From Lilesville 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 town such as Lilesville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lilesville and extending to:

• Wadesboro, which is the Seat of Anson County, lies just to the West.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Lilesville to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'