Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lillington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lillington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lillington
- 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 Lillington:
- 35.398776, -78.816268
- 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 Lillington
- 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 Harnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harnett County
- Since Lillington is near Wake County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wake County
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Lillington ...
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.
- Barbecue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Bunnlevel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Coats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Coats is located in Harnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <1>
- Erwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Erwin is located in Harnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <1>
- Five Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Wake County
- Flat Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Hairtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Kipling
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Twin Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Walkertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
How Far From Lillington 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 town such as Lillington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lillington and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Lillington to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,700 miles [7,563.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lillington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harnett County: www.harnett.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lillington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lillington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3988, Longitude: -78.8163 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lillington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.06 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.247 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.666 degrees. |