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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 Northmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northmont 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 Northmont:
    • 35.816802, -80.923964
    • 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 Northmont
  • 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 Iredell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell County
    • Since Northmont is near Alexander County and also Catawba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba 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 Northmont

Communities Also Named Northmont ...

We found two communities that are also named Northmont.

Within North Carolina, the name Northmont is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Northmont is located in Camden County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northmont that is located in Iredell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Northmont.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Northmont is located in Berks County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northmont that is located in Iredell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Northmont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northmont ...

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.

  • Cloverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloverdale is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Glenn Echo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenn Echo is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Echo
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hickory Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Kingswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingswood is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Kyles Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kyles Crossroads is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Crossroads
  • Liberty Hill ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Meadow View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Meadow View is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
  • Ourdell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ourdell is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourdell
  • Snow Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Snow Creek is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
  • Valley Stream
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Stream is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
  • Wildwood Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood Park is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park

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

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

  • Statesville, which is the Seat of Iredell County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Northmont to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Northmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Northmont 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 Northmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8168, Longitude: -80.9240       In this case, the coordinates for Northmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.268 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.692 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.359 degrees.