Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Robbins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robbins and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Robbins
- 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 Robbins:
- 35.430324, -79.583778
- 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 Robbins
- 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Moore County
- Since Robbins is near Chatham County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Robbins ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Robbins.
Within North Carolina, the name Robbins is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Charlevoix County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Robbins [Charlevoix County].
- Ontonagon County
- This Robbins is located in Ontonagon County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Robbins that is located in Moore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Robbins.
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Robbins.
- Pike County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Robbins [Pike County].
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Robbins [Allegheny County].
- Westmoreland County
- This Robbins is located in Westmoreland County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<2> to the north of the Robbins that is located in Moore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Robbins.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Pickett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Robbins [Pickett County].
- Scott County
- This Robbins is located in Scott County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Robbins that is located in Moore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Robbins.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Robbins ...
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.
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Moore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
- Cheeks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Eagle Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Springs
- Eagle Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Springs <4>
- Ether
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Harpers Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Crossroads
- Harpers Crossroads is located in Chatham County
- Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - High Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
- High Falls is located in Moore County
- Jugtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
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- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Moore County
- Seven Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Spies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <4>
- Steeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Zion Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Pleasantville
How Far From Robbins 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 city such as Robbins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Robbins and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Robbins to Carthage, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Robbins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Moore County: www.co.moore.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Robbins 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Robbins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robbins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4303, Longitude: -79.5838 In this case, the coordinates for Robbins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Robbins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Robbins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.497 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.752 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.952 degrees. |