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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 Seven Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seven Lakes 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 Seven Lakes:
- 35.278485, -79.564476
- 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 Seven Lakes
- 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
- Since Seven Lakes is near Montgomery County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Seven Lakes
Communities Also Named Seven Lakes ...
We found three communities that are also named Seven Lakes.
Within North Carolina, the name Seven Lakes is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Teller County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Seven Lakes [Teller County].
- New Mexico
- McKinley County
- This Seven Lakes is located in McKinley County and lies 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<2> to the west of the Seven Lakes that is located in Moore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Seven Lakes.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Seven Lakes is located in Stafford County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Seven Lakes that is located in Moore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Seven Lakes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven Lakes ...
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.
- Candor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Derby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Eagle Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foxfire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hill Crest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hill Crest is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
- Narrow Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Narrow Ridge is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Ridge
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Robbins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roseland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Warrior Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Warrior Woods is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Woods
- Whispering Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wind Blow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wind Blow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Blow
- Zion Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
How Far From Seven Lakes 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 Seven Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seven Lakes and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seven Lakes to Carthage, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Seven Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Seven Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Seven Lakes 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 Seven Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2785, Longitude: -79.5645 In this case, the coordinates for Seven Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.487 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.719 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.992 degrees. |
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