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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 Renston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Renston and the surrounding area.
- 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 Renston:
- 35.508841, -77.458651
- 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 Renston
- 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since Renston is near Greene County and also Lenoir 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 Lenoir 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 Renston
Curious and Interesting Names Near Renston ...
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.
- Cannon Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Club Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Club Pines is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
- Evans Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Frog Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frog Level is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Green Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Farm is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Farm
- Haddocks Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haddocks Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddocks Crossroads
- Littlefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Littlefield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
- Lynndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynndale is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Pleasant Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Red Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Robinson Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Heights is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Rollingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rollingwood is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Shamrock Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shamrock Terrace is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Terrace
- Strawberry Banks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Banks is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Banks
- Treetops
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Treetops is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetops
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Winterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Renston 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 Renston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Renston and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Renston to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 235 miles [378.2 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 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Renston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Renston 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 Renston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5088, Longitude: -77.4587 In this case, the coordinates for Renston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.291 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.383 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.113 degrees. |
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