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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 Owls Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owls Nest 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 Owls Nest:
    • 35.450987, -79.220022
    • 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 Owls Nest
  • 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 Owls Nest is near Moore County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Owls Nest

Communities Also Named Owls Nest ...

We found three communities that are also named Owls Nest.

Within North Carolina, the name Owls Nest is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Owls Nest is located in New Castle County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Owls Nest that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Owls Nest.
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Owls Nest is located in Wayne County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the north of the Owls Nest that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Owls Nest.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Elk County
      • This Owls Nest is located in Elk County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the north of the Owls Nest that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Owls Nest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owls Nest ...

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.

  • Cool Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cool Springs is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
  • Holly Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Holly Hills is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Lemon Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
  • Meadow Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Planters Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Planters Ridge is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
  • Quail Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Royal Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Stoneybrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stoneybrook is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • Trails End
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Trails End is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
  • Tramway
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Tramway is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
  • Wildwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wildwood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • Sanford, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Owls Nest to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 266 miles [428.1 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 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 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- Owls Nest) 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 Owls Nest 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 Owls Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4510, Longitude: -79.2200       In this case, the coordinates for Owls Nest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.289 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.517 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.805 degrees.