Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Scott Park:
  • 36.077357, -79.765030
  • 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 Scott Park

• 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Since Scott Park is near Rockingham County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Scott Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scott Park ...

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.

• Fisher Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fisher Park is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Park
• Forest Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
• Green Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Green Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Greenfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Greenhaven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenhaven is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
• Lake Daniel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
• Lincoln Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Proximity
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Proximity is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proximity
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rocky Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Knoll is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knoll
  • Rolling Roads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Roads is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Roads
  • Spicewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spicewood is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Summit Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Summit Hills is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
  • Sunset Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills

How Far From Scott Park 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 Scott Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Scott Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. 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 245 miles [394.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'