Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lisbon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lisbon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lisbon
- 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 Lisbon:
- 34.517115, -78.526953
- 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 Lisbon
- 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 Bladen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bladen County
- Since Lisbon is near Columbus County and also Sampson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- eBird sighting report for Sampson 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 Lisbon ...
We found 34 communities that share the name Lisbon.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Lisbon.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Lincoln County
- This Lisbon is located in Lincoln County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<2> to the west of the Lisbon that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Lisbon.
- Walker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lisbon [Walker County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lisbon [Henry County].
- Noble County
- This Lisbon is located in Noble County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lisbon that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Lisbon.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Chautauqua County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lisbon [Chautauqua County].
- Gove County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Gove County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gove County community of Lisbon.
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lisbon [Logan County].
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Lisbon [Grant County].
- Hidalgo County
- This Lisbon is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,731 miles [2,785.8 km]<2> to the west of the Lisbon that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Lisbon.
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Lisbon is located in Clark County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lisbon that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lisbon.
- Columbiana County
- This Lisbon is located in Columbiana County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km] to the north northwest of the Lisbon that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Lisbon.
- Ontario
- This Lisbon lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<2> to the north of the Lisbon that is located in Bladen County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Lisbon [Laurens County].
- Richland County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Lisbon [Richland County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lisbon ...
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.
- Carvers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Council
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Elizabethtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <5>
- Farmers Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Union
- Farmers Union is located in Columbus County
- Goose Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
- Goose Hollow is located in Columbus County
- Halls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Hallsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Kelly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Murphytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
- Murphytown is located in Bladen County
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Ricefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Lisbon 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 Lisbon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lisbon and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Bladen County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Lisbon to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>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 5 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 313 miles [503.7 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lisbon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lisbon 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lisbon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lisbon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5171, Longitude: -78.5270 In this case, the coordinates for Lisbon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lisbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lisbon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.91 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.946 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.839 degrees. |