Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Norwood Beach:
  • 35.232923, -80.098947
  • 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 Norwood Beach

• 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 Norwood Beach is near Montgomery County and also Anson 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 Anson 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 Norwood Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Norwood Beach ...

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.

• Aquadale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Aquadale is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquadale
• Cedar Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Cottonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottonville is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
• Emerald Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Emerald Shores is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Shores
• Holiday Shores
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Holiday Shores is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
• Pee Dee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pee Dee is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
• River Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • River Haven is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
• Roper ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roper is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
• Sugarloaf Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sugarloaf Shores is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Shores
• Woodrun
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodrun is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrun

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

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

• Albemarle, which is the Seat of Stanly County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Norwood Beach to Albemarle, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,765 miles [7,668.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'