Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Loch Lommond

• 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 Loch Lommond:
  • 35.069607, -79.007529
  • 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 Loch Lommond

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Loch Lommond is near Hoke County and also Harnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett 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 Loch Lommond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loch Lommond ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Bonnie Doone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonnie Doone is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnie Doone <1>
• Chestnut Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Hills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
• Emerald Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Emerald Gardens is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Gardens
• Foxfire
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Glenhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Glenhaven is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
• Hermitage
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hermitage is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Hickory Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Lake Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lake Shores is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
• Shadowlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
• Summer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Summer is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer
• Waters Edge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Waters Edge is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
• Winter Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Winter Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park

How Far From Loch Lommond 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 Loch Lommond to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Loch Lommond and extending to:

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Loch Lommond to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'