Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Robin Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robin Lake Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Robin Lake Estates

• 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 Robin Lake Estates:
  • 35.285163, -78.009988
  • 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 Robin Lake Estates

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Robin Lake Estates is near Duplin County and also Lenoir County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin 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 Robin Lake Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robin Lake Estates ...

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.

• Deerwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Deerwood is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Foxfire
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Foxfire is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Green Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Meadows is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Hopewell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Indian Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Irongate
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Irongate is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
• Sandy Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
• Sleepy Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sleepy Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
• Spring Hope
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Spring Hope is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
• Stevens Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stevens Mill is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill

How Far From Robin Lake Estates 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 Robin Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Robin Lake Estates and extending to:

• Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the North.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Robin Lake Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five 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 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'