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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saint Andrews:
    • 35.432683, -79.163214
    • 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 Saint Andrews
  • 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 Saint Andrews ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Saint Andrews.

Within North Carolina, the name Saint Andrews is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, eleven are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Bay 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 Florida community of Saint Andrews [Bay County].
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Dougherty County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Saint Andrews that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Saint Andrews.
      • Fulton County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Fulton County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the west southwest of the Saint Andrews that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Saint Andrews.
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon 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 Kansas community of Saint Andrews [Bourbon County].
    • Manitoba
      • This Saint Andrews lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Saint Andrews that is located in Lee County.
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson 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 Mississippi community of Saint Andrews [Jackson County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Saint Andrews lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Saint Andrews that is located in Lee County.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Saint Andrews lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Saint Andrews that is located in Lee County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Saint Andrews lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Saint Andrews that is located in Lee County.
    • Ohio
      • Paulding County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Saint Andrews [Paulding County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Saint Andrews.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Saint Andrews lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<2> to the northeast of the Saint Andrews that is located in Lee County.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Charleston County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Saint Andrews that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Saint Andrews.
      • Lexington County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Lexington County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southwest of the Saint Andrews that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Saint Andrews.
      • Richland County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Richland County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the southwest of the Saint Andrews that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Saint Andrews.
    • Tennessee
      • Franklin County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Franklin County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the west of the Saint Andrews that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Andrews.
    • Washington
      • Douglas County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Douglas County and lies 2,215 miles [3,564.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Saint Andrews that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Saint Andrews.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Andrews ...

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.

  • Cool Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
    • Cool Springs is located in Lee County
  • Lemon Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
    • Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
  • Meadow Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Meadow Park is located in Lee County
  • Owls Nest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owls Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
    • Owls Nest is located in Lee County
  • Planters Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
    • Planters Ridge is located in Lee County
  • Quail Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
  • Royal Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Royal Oaks is located in Lee County
  • Trails End
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trails End have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
    • Trails End is located in Lee County
  • Tramway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
    • Tramway is located in Lee County

How Far From Saint Andrews 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 Saint Andrews to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Andrews and extending to:

  • Sanford, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Andrews to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Andrews. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lee County: www.leecountync.com/

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 Saint Andrews 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Andrews) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Andrews. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4327, Longitude: -79.1632    
<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 Saint Andrews, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Saint Andrews to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.257 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.477 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.789 degrees.




 

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