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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 Mineral Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mineral Spring and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mineral Spring:
    • 35.417080, -81.011742
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mineral Spring
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Mineral Spring ...

We found six communities that share the name Mineral Spring.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Mineral Spring.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Pender County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mineral Spring [Pender County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Garrett County
      • This Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mineral Spring that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Mineral Spring.
    • Missouri
      • Barry County
      • This Mineral Spring is located in Barry County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<2> to the west of the Mineral Spring that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Mineral Spring.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Mineral Spring is located in Butler County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the north of the Mineral Spring that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Mineral Spring.
      • Clearfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mineral Spring [Clearfield County].
      • Somerset County
      • This Mineral Spring is located in Somerset County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the north northeast of the Mineral Spring that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Mineral Spring.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mineral Spring ...

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.

  • Alexis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
    • Alexis is located in Gaston County
  • Cornelius
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
    • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <4>
  • Cottage Home ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
    • Cottage Home is located in Lincoln County
  • Craig Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Heights
    • Craig Heights is located in Gaston County
  • Hicks Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossroads
    • Hicks Crossroads is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Hope Farm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Farm
    • Hope Farm is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Huntersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
    • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <4>
  • Iron Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
    • Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
  • Kellyville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
    • Kellyville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mount Holly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <4>
    • Mountain Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
      • Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
    • Pine Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Mecklenburg County
    • River View ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
      • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Stanley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Triangle ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triangle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
      • Triangle is located in Lincoln County

How Far From Mineral Spring to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mineral Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Mineral Spring once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mineral Spring and extending to:

  • Lincolnton, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mineral Spring to Lincolnton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Mineral Spring could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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- Mineral Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mineral Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4171, Longitude: -81.0117       In this case, the coordinates for Mineral Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mineral Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Mineral Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.32 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.693 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.514 degrees.




 

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