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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 Lumber Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lumber Bridge 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 Lumber Bridge:
- 34.888589, -79.072367
- 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 Lumber Bridge
- 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Since Lumber Bridge is near Hoke County and also Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Lumber Bridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lumber Bridge ...
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.
- Arabia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arabia is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
- Creekbend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Creekbend is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekbend
- Crystal Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
- Decker Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
- Ducks Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ducks Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Landing
- Emerald Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Gardens is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Gardens
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hillcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hope Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Neck
- Quail Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Queensdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
- Red Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Sandy Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Grove is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Grove
- Shadowlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Stoney Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Winter Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winter Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
- Woods Edge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Lumber Bridge 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 town such as Lumber Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lumber Bridge and extending to:
- Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lumber Bridge to Lumberton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six 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 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lumber Bridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lumber Bridge 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 Lumber Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8886, Longitude: -79.0724 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.212 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.346 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.926 degrees. |
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