Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Springhaven:
  • 35.371531, -80.165890
  • 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 North Springhaven

• 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 Stanly County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly County
  • Since North Springhaven is near Montgomery County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 North Springhaven

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Springhaven ...

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 Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
• Centurion Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Centurion Park is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Park
• Forest Drive
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Forest Drive is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Drive
• Greenwood Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Park is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
• Halls Ferry Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Halls Ferry Junction is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Junction
• Heathwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Heathwood is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
• Palestine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Palestine is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• River Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • River Haven is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
• Springhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Springhaven is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
• Sugarloaf Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sugarloaf Shores is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Shores

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Springhaven and extending to:

• Albemarle, which is the Seat of Stanly County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from North Springhaven to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'