Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nobles Mill:
  • 35.095719, -77.640249
  • 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 Nobles Mill

• 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
  • Since Nobles Mill is near Jones County and also Duplin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin 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 Nobles Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nobles Mill ...

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.

• Comfort
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Comfort is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
• Deep Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
• Elm Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elm Grove is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Jarmantown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jarmantown is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmantown
• Jonestown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jonestown is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Nobles Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Nobles Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossroads
• Parrott Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Parrott Fork is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Fork
• Pink Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <1>
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Potters Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
• Sandy Bottom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Shady Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nobles Mill and extending to:

• Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nobles Mill to Kinston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 264 miles [424.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'