Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McCracken Heights:
  • 35.496820, -79.182799
  • 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 McCracken Heights

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCracken Heights ...

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.

• Colon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Colon is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
• Cool Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cool Springs is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
• Holly Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Hills is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Meadow Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Park is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Owls Nest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Owls Nest is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
• Planters Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Planters Ridge is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
• Royal Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Stoneybrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoneybrook is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
• Trails End
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Trails End is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
• Tramway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tramway is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
• Wildwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McCracken Heights and extending to:

• Sanford, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from McCracken Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'