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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 Niagara, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niagara 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 Niagara:
    • 35.207380, -79.355585
    • 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 Niagara
  • 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
    • Since Niagara is near Hoke County and also Lee 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 Lee 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 Niagara

Communities Also Named Niagara ...

We found ten communities that are also named Niagara.

Within North Carolina, the name Niagara is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Niagara lies 2,188 miles [3,521.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Niagara that is located in Moore County.
    • Kansas
      • Stevens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Niagara [Stevens County].
    • Kentucky
      • Henderson County
      • This Niagara is located in Henderson County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Niagara that is located in Moore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Niagara.
    • Missouri
      • Clark County
      • Although located in Clark County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Niagara.
    • North Dakota
      • Grand Forks County
      • This Niagara is located in Grand Forks County and lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Niagara that is located in Moore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Forks County community of Niagara.
    • Ontario
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Niagara.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Niagara is located in Marion County and lies 2,337 miles [3,761 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Niagara that is located in Moore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Niagara.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Wayne County
      • This Niagara is located in Wayne County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Niagara that is located in Moore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Niagara.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Niagara is located in Roanoke County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the north of the Niagara that is located in Moore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Niagara.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marinette County
      • This Niagara is located in Marinette County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Niagara that is located in Moore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Niagara.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Niagara ...

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.

  • Carthage
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hill Crest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill Crest is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
  • Hog Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hog Island is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Island
  • Huntcliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntcliff is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lincoln Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Manly
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Manly is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
  • Mount Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pleasantville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasantville is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Roseland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Silver Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Warrior Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Warrior Woods is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Woods
  • Whispering Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Niagara and extending to:

  • Carthage, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Niagara to Carthage, with an average speed<5> 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Niagara) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Niagara 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.
<3>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 Niagara, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Niagara 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 Niagara. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2074, Longitude: -79.3556       In this case, the coordinates for Niagara have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.369 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.573 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.934 degrees.