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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 Pauls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Pauls 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 Pauls:
- 34.806677, -78.971434
- 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 Pauls
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Since Saint Pauls is near Bladen County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Pauls
Communities Also Named Saint Pauls ...
We found six communities that are also named Saint Pauls.
Within North Carolina, the name Saint Pauls is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, three are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Saint Pauls is located in Baltimore County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Pauls that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Saint Pauls.
- Montana
- Chouteau County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Saint Pauls [Chouteau County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Saint Pauls lies 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Pauls that is located in Robeson County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Saint Pauls lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Pauls that is located in Robeson County.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Saint Pauls.
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- This Saint Pauls is located in Georgetown County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south of the Saint Pauls that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Saint Pauls.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Pauls ...
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.
- Creekbend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Creekbend is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekbend
- Decker Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
- Grays Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Hope Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horse Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Horse Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Neck
- Lena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lena is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lumber Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayville Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayville Crossing is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville Crossing
- Newlight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newlight is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Powers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Red Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saddletree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandy Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Grove is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Grove
- Stoney Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tar Heel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
How Far From Saint Pauls to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Saint Pauls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Pauls and extending to:
- Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Pauls to Lumberton, with an average speed<4> 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 69 miles [111 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 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 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pauls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Pauls 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Saint Pauls 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 Pauls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8067, Longitude: -78.9714 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.156 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.27 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.914 degrees. |
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