Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lowrys:
  • 34.868766, -80.178118
  • 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 Lowrys

• 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 Anson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anson County
  • Since Lowrys is near Chesterfield County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Lowrys

Communities Also Named Lowrys ...

We found one communities that are also named Lowrys.

Within North Carolina, the name Lowrys is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Lowrys in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Chester County
    • This Lowrys is located in Chester County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west of the Lowrys that is located in Anson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Lowrys.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowrys ...

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.

• Deep Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Deep Creek is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Jones Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jones Creek is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
• Lees Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lees Crossroads is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossroads
• Littles Quarters
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Littles Quarters is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Quarters
• Long Pine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Pine is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
• Maysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maysville is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Mineral Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Paris ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Paris is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Peachland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peachland is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachland <2>
• Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Ruby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>

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

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

• Wadesboro, which is the Seat of Anson County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Lowrys to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'