Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saddletree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saddletree and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saddletree
- 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 Saddletree:
- 34.717469, -79.032660
- 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 Saddletree
- 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Since Saddletree is near Bladen County and also Hoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bladen County
- eBird sighting report for Hoke 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saddletree ...
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.
- Horse Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Neck
- Horse Neck is located in Robeson County
- Kingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Long Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Robeson County
- Lumber Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Mayville Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville Crossing
- Mayville Crossing is located in Robeson County
- Moss Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pope Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Crossing
- Pope Crossing is located in Robeson County
- Powers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Red Banks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Red Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Robeson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Springs <2>
How Far From Saddletree to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saddletree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Saddletree and extending to:
- Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Saddletree to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saddletree. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Robeson County: www.co.robeson.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saddletree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saddletree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7175, Longitude: -79.0327 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Saddletree to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.192 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.298 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.965 degrees. |