Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lincolnton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lincolnton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lincolnton
- 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 Lincolnton:
- 35.472335, -81.254073
- 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 Lincolnton
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Lincolnton is near Gaston County and also Catawba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gaston County
- eBird sighting report for Catawba 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
Communities Also Named Lincolnton ...
We found two communities that share the name Lincolnton.
Within North Carolina, the name Lincolnton is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Lincoln County
- This Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lincolnton that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Lincolnton.
- New York
- New York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lincolnton [New York County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lincolnton ...
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.
- Boger City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boger City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Goodsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsonville
- Goodsonville is located in Lincoln County
- High Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Iron Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Laboratory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laboratory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
- Laboratory is located in Lincoln County
- Long Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Shoals
- Long Shoals is located in Lincoln County
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Polkadot
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Roseland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Lincolnton 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 city such as Lincolnton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lincolnton and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lincolnton to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincolnton: www.co.lincoln.nc.us/
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Lincolnton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincolnton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4723, Longitude: -81.2541 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lincolnton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lincolnton 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 310.461 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.862 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.593 degrees. |