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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 Random Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Random Woods 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 Random Woods:
    • 35.282663, -77.644138
    • 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 Random Woods
  • 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
    • Since Random Woods is near Greene County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Random Woods

Communities Also Named Random Woods ...

We found two communities that are also named Random Woods.

There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Random Woods.

Beyond North Carolina.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Davidson County
      • This Random Woods is located in Davidson County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Random Woods that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Random Woods.
    • Guilford County
      • This Random Woods is located in Guilford County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Random Woods that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Random Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Random Woods ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Branchwood is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
  • Club Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
  • Clubview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clubview is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
  • Falling Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
  • Greenmead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Greenmead is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmead
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Howard Hights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
  • Hullwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hullwood is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullwood
  • Mary Beth Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mary Beth Park is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Beth Park
  • Parrots
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Parrots is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrots
  • Tanglewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Tanglewood is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Trinity Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Trinity Woods is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Woods

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

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

  • Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Random Woods to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the north (N). 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 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Random Woods) 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 Random Woods 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 Random Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2827, Longitude: -77.6441       In this case, the coordinates for Random Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.402 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.476 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.259 degrees.