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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 Midpine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midpine 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 Midpine:
- 35.208744, -81.387585
- 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 Midpine
- 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Since Midpine is near Cherokee County and also Gaston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gaston 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 Midpine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Midpine ...
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.
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Elizabeth City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Landsdown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Landsdown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdown
- Light Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sandy Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Midpine 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 Midpine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Midpine and extending to:
- Shelby, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Midpine to Shelby, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midpine) 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 Midpine 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 Midpine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2087, Longitude: -81.3876 In this case, the coordinates for Midpine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.537 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.912 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.723 degrees. |
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