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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 Northview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northview 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 Northview:
    • 35.529041, -79.185854
    • 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 Northview
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Northview is near Chatham County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Northview

Communities Also Named Northview ...

We found eight communities that are also named Northview.

There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Northview.

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

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Iredell County
      • This Northview is located in Iredell County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northview that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Northview.
    • Lenoir County
      • This Northview is located in Lenoir County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east of the Northview that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Northview.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Richmond County
      • This Northview is located in Richmond County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northview that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Northview.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • This Northview is located in Kent County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Northview that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Northview.
    • Missouri
      • Webster County
      • This Northview is located in Webster County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northview that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Northview.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This Northview is located in Montgomery County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the northwest of the Northview that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Northview.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Northview is located in Anderson County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northview that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Northview.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Northview is located in Harris County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northview that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Northview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northview ...

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.

  • Colon
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Colon is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
  • Cool Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cool Springs is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
  • Farmville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gulf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gulf is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
  • Holly Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holly Hills is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Meadow Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Owls Nest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Owls Nest is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
  • Planters Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Planters Ridge is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
  • Royal Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Stoneybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Stoneybrook is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • Tramway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tramway is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
  • Wildwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • Sanford, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the South.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Northview to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 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 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Northview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Northview 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 Northview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5290, Longitude: -79.1859       In this case, the coordinates for Northview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.268 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.504 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.767 degrees.