Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Luart:
  • 35.415159, -78.887242
  • 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 Luart

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Luart ...

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.

• Barbecue
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Barbecue is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
• Brickhaven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
• Brickwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brickwood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickwood
• Bunnlevel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
• Coats
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Coats is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <1>
• Erwin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Erwin is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <1>
• Flat Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
• Hairtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hairtown is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hairtown
• Holland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland is located in Wake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Kipling
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kipling is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
• Twin Lakes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
• Walkertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Walkertown is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

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

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

• Lillington, which is the Seat of Harnett County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Luart to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 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 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'