Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Robins Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robins Nest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Robins Nest

• 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 Robins Nest:
  • 35.890692, -79.950316
  • 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 Robins Nest

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Robins Nest is near Guilford County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Robins Nest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robins Nest ...

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.

• Allen Jay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
• Bakertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bakertown is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
• Edgar
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgar is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
• Freeman Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
• Progress
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Progress is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Ravenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ravenwood is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Stones Throw
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stones Throw is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
• Trinity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Trinity is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <1>
• Trinity Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Park is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Park

How Far From Robins Nest 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 Robins Nest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Robins Nest and extending to:

• Asheboro, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Robins Nest to Asheboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'