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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 Scottsdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scottsdale 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 Scottsdale:
    • 34.765438, -79.486715
    • 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 Scottsdale
  • 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 Scotland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland County
    • Since Scottsdale is near Robeson County and also Marlboro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro 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 Scottsdale

Communities Also Named Scottsdale ...

We found three communities that are also named Scottsdale.

Within North Carolina, the name Scottsdale is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Shelby County
      • This Scottsdale is located in Shelby County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scottsdale that is located in Scotland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Scottsdale.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Scottsdale is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<1> to the west of the Scottsdale that is located in Scotland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Scottsdale.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Scottsdale is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scottsdale that is located in Scotland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Scottsdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scottsdale ...

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.

  • Crossway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossway is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossway
  • Ida Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ida Mill is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Mill
  • Lincoln Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Masons Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Masons Crossroads is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Crossroads
  • Sandy Bottoms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sandy Bottoms is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottoms
  • Sugar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sugar Hill is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Sunshine Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunshine Park is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
  • Whispering Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Woodrun
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodrun is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrun

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

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

  • Laurinburg, which is the Seat of Scotland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Scottsdale to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 315 miles [506.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Scottsdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Scottsdale 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 Scottsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7654, Longitude: -79.4867       In this case, the coordinates for Scottsdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.448 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.598 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.121 degrees.