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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lithia Springs:
    • 35.458467, -81.226747
    • 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 Lithia Springs
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since Lithia Springs is near Gaston County and also Catawba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gaston County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Lithia Springs

Communities Also Named Lithia Springs ...

We found three communities that are also named Lithia Springs.

Within North Carolina, the name Lithia Springs is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This Lithia Springs is located in Douglas County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lithia Springs that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Lithia Springs.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northumberland County
      • This Lithia Springs is located in Northumberland County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lithia Springs that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Lithia Springs.
    • Virginia
      • Henry County
      • This Lithia Springs is located in Henry County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lithia Springs that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Lithia Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lithia Springs ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Boger City is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
  • Goodsonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Goodsonville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsonville
  • High Shoals
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • High Shoals is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Iron Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
  • Laboratory
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Laboratory is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
  • Long Shoals
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Long Shoals is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Shoals
  • Polkadot
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Polkadot is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkadot
  • Roseland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Roseland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland

How Far From Lithia Springs 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 Lithia Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lithia Springs and extending to:

  • Lincolnton, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lithia Springs to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 330 miles [531.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lithia Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lithia Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lithia Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4585, Longitude: -81.2267       In this case, the coordinates for Lithia Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.445 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.842 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.586 degrees.