Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paradise Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paradise Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Paradise Park
- 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 Paradise Park:
- 34.730998, -77.476632
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Paradise Park
- 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 Onslow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- Since Paradise Park is near Duplin County and also Pender County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Duplin County
- eBird sighting report for Pender 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Paradise Park ...
We found nine communities that share the name Paradise Park.
Within North Carolina, the name Paradise Park is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This Paradise Park is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,475 miles [3,983.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paradise Park that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Paradise Park.
- Florida
- Saint Lucie County
- This Paradise Park is located in Saint Lucie County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Paradise Park that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lucie County community of Paradise Park.
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Paradise Park [Chatham County].
- Clayton County
- This Paradise Park is located in Clayton County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the west of the Paradise Park that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Paradise Park.
- Wayne County
- This Paradise Park is located in Wayne County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the southwest of the Paradise Park that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Paradise Park.
- Nebraska
- Sarpy County
- This Paradise Park is located in Sarpy County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paradise Park that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarpy County community of Paradise Park.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Paradise Park is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,449 miles [3,941.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paradise Park that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Paradise Park.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Paradise Park is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,359 miles [2,187.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Paradise Park that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Paradise Park.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paradise Park that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Paradise Park.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paradise Park ...
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.
- Branchwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Branchwood is located in Onslow County
- Cedar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Onslow County
- College Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Onslow County
- Forest Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Onslow County
- Greystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Half Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hawkside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Haws Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Houston Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
- Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Onslow County
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Raintree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Shamrock Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Tar Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tar Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Willow Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
- Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
- Raintree
How Far From Paradise Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Paradise Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paradise Park and extending to:
- Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Paradise Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paradise Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Onslow County: www.co.onslow.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paradise Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paradise Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7310, Longitude: -77.4766 In this case, the coordinates for Paradise Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Paradise Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Paradise Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.322 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.304 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.381 degrees. |