Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Overland Heights:
  • 36.072081, -79.448077
  • 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 Overland Heights

• 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 Alamance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
  • Since Overland Heights is near Guilford County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Overland Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Overland Heights ...

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.

• Birchwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Birchwood is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Cedar Crest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
• Graham
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Graham is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <1>
• Granite Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Granite Village is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Village
• Grove Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grove Park is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Hunting Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hunting Hills is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
• Mark View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mark View is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
• Pickwood Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pickwood Hills is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood Hills
• Quail Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Random Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Random Hills is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
• Rockwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwood is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Spring Valley is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Overland Heights and extending to:

• Graham, which is the Seat of Alamance County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Overland Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'