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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 Lowland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowland 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 Lowland:
- 35.299056, -76.564372
- 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 Lowland
- 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 Pamlico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico County
- Since Lowland is near Beaufort County and also Hyde County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hyde 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 Lowland
Communities Also Named Lowland ...
We found three communities that are also named Lowland.
Within North Carolina, the name Lowland is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Elbert 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 Colorado community of Lowland [Elbert County].
- Tennessee
- Hamblen 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 Tennessee community of Lowland [Hamblen County].
- Virginia
- Washington County
- This Lowland is located in Washington County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lowland that is located in Pamlico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Lowland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowland ...
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.
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Jones
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jones is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Lynch Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Beach
- Mill Seat Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mill Seat Landing is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat Landing
- Pine Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Ransomville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Reads Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reads Chapel is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Chapel
- Rest Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Schoolhouse Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Schoolhouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolhouse Landing
- Sladesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Spring Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Swan Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Corner is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Corner
- Vinegar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
How Far From Lowland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lowland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lowland and extending to:
- Bayboro, which is the Seat of Pamlico County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lowland to Bayboro, with an average speed<4> 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lowland 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Lowland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lowland 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 Lowland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2991, Longitude: -76.5644 In this case, the coordinates for Lowland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.799 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.789 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.85 degrees. |
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