Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rolling Pines:
  • 35.269330, -77.556634
  • 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 Rolling Pines

• 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 Rolling Pines is near Jones County and also Craven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven 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 Rolling Pines

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Pines ...

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.

• Booker T Washington
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Booker T Washington is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T Washington
• Club Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
• Clubview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Clubview is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
• George Washington Carver
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • George Washington Carver is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Washington Carver
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Greenmead
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Greenmead is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmead
• Grove Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grove Park is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Harveytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
• Howard Hights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
• Liberty Hill Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Liberty Hill Park is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Park
• Meadow Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Brook is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
• Tarheel Courts
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tarheel Courts is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel Courts
• Tower Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tower Heights is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights

How Far From Rolling Pines 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 Rolling Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the West.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Rolling Pines to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. 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 252 miles [405.6 km] to the north (N). Driving 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 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'