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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 Little Baltimore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Baltimore 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 Little Baltimore:
    • 35.286274, -77.755810
    • 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 Little Baltimore
  • 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
    • Since Little Baltimore is near Wayne County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Little Baltimore

Communities Also Named Little Baltimore ...

We found two communities that are also named Little Baltimore.

Within North Carolina, the name Little Baltimore is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Little Baltimore is located in New Castle County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Little Baltimore that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Little Baltimore.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Little Baltimore is located in Augusta County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Little Baltimore that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Little Baltimore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Baltimore ...

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.

  • Best
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Best is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
  • Branchwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Branchwood is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
  • Falling Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
  • Fields
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fields is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Hickory Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hullwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hullwood is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullwood
  • Institute
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Institute is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
  • Jason
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jason is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
  • Jenny Lind
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jenny Lind is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
  • Parrots
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Parrots is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrots
  • Pot Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pot Neck is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Neck
  • Random Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Random Woods is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sandy Bottom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Seven Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shadetown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shadetown is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadetown
    • Trinity Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Trinity Woods is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Woods
    • Walnut Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Wheat Swamp
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheat Swamp is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Swamp

How Far From Little Baltimore 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 community such as Little Baltimore to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Little Baltimore to Kinston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Baltimore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Little Baltimore 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 Little Baltimore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2863, Longitude: -77.7558       In this case, the coordinates for Little Baltimore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.464 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.548 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.30 degrees.