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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 Lewis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Lewis and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lewis:
- 35.781546, -77.703032
- 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 Saint Lewis
- 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 Edgecombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- Since Saint Lewis is near Wilson County and also Pitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt 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 Saint Lewis
Communities Also Named Saint Lewis ...
We found one communities that are also named Saint Lewis.
Within North Carolina, the name Saint Lewis is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Saint Lewis in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Saint Lewis lies 1,570 miles [2,526.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Lewis that is located in Edgecombe County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Lewis ...
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.
- Brake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brake is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake
- Bullucks Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bullucks Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullucks Crossroads
- Crisp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crisp is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Drivers Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drivers Store is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Store
- Elm City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Pine Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Tree is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
- Pinetops
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosebud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosebud is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Sharp Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Town Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
How Far From Saint Lewis 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 Lewis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Lewis and extending to:
- Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Lewis to Tarboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Lewis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lewis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Lewis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7815, Longitude: -77.7030 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Lewis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.42 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.572 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.113 degrees. |
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