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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 Lowesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowesville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lowesville:
- 35.417080, -81.011187
- 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 Lowesville
- 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 Lowesville is near Gaston County and also Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg 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 Lowesville
Communities Also Named Lowesville ...
We found one communities that are also named Lowesville.
Within North Carolina, the name Lowesville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Lowesville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This Lowesville is located in Amherst County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lowesville that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Lowesville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowesville ...
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.
- Alexis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Cottage Home ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cottage Home is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Craig Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Heights is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Heights
- Hicks Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hicks Crossroads is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossroads
- Huntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral Spring ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mineral Spring is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Mount Holly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
- Pine Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Island is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- River View ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
How Far From Lowesville 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 Lowesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lowesville and extending to:
- Lincolnton, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lowesville to Lincolnton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lowesville) 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 Lowesville 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 Lowesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4171, Longitude: -81.0112 In this case, the coordinates for Lowesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.319 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.692 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.513 degrees. |
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