Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Shore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Shore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Shore
- 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 North Shore:
- 35.727915, -79.792254
- 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 North Shore
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since North Shore is near Guilford County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named North Shore ...
We found 21 communities that share the name North Shore.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named North Shore.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, seventeen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Wake County
- This North Shore is located in Wake County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the east of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of North Shore.
- Wake County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Riverside County
- This North Shore is located in Riverside County and lies 2,047 miles [3,294.3 km]<1> to the west of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of North Shore.
- San Bernardino County
- This North Shore is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,104 miles [3,386.1 km] to the west of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of North Shore.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This North Shore is located in Duval County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the south southwest of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of North Shore.
- Hillsborough County
- This North Shore is located in Hillsborough County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km] to the south southwest of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of North Shore.
- Illinois
- McHenry County
- This North Shore is located in McHenry County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of North Shore.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of North Shore.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This North Shore is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of North Shore.
- Frederick County
- This North Shore is located in Frederick County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km] to the north northeast of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of North Shore.
- Minnesota
- Todd County
- This North Shore is located in Todd County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Todd County community of North Shore.
- Nebraska
- Dakota County
- This North Shore is located in Dakota County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of North Shore.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This North Shore lies 1,580 miles [2,542.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of North Shore.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This North Shore is located in Allegheny County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the north of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of North Shore.
- Prince Edward Island
- This North Shore lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- South Dakota
- Codington County
- This North Shore is located in Codington County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Codington County community of North Shore.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This North Shore is located in Harris County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of North Shore.
- Virginia
- Franklin County
- This North Shore is located in Franklin County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of North Shore.
- Wisconsin
- Jefferson County
- This North Shore is located in Jefferson County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Shore that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of North Shore.
- Milwaukee 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 Wisconsin community of North Shore [Milwaukee County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Shore ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Randolph County
- Cedar Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Randolph County
- Edgar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Farmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Flint Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Randolph County
- Grays Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Chapel
- Grays Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Hamlet Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlet Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Lakes
- Hamlet Lakes is located in Randolph County
- Level Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
- Level Cross is located in Randolph County
- Mechanic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Parks Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Crossroads
- Parks Crossroads is located in Randolph County
- Redcross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
How Far From North Shore 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 North Shore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Shore and extending to:
- Asheboro, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from North Shore to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 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 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Shore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Randolph County: www.co.randolph.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Shore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Shore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7279, Longitude: -79.7923 In this case, the coordinates for North Shore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 North Shore 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> | 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 North Shore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.613 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.929 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.94 degrees. |