Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sharon Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharon Colony and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sharon Colony
- 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 Sharon Colony:
- 35.143756, -80.845905
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sharon Colony
- 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Since Sharon Colony is near Lancaster County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- eBird sighting report for York 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharon Colony ...
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.
- Bishops Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
- Bishops Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County
- Fairmeadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmeadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmeadows
- Fairmeadows is located in Mecklenburg County
- Falcon Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Bridge
- Falcon Bridge is located in Mecklenburg County
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Landsdowne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landsdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdowne
- Landsdowne is located in Mecklenburg County
- Mountain Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook is located in Mecklenburg County
- Providence Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Park
- Providence Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Providence Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Woods
- Providence Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Mecklenburg County
- Raintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Ramblewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ramblewood is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Robinson Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Woods
- Robinson Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Singing Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Springs
- Singing Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Southpark
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Tuckaway Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckaway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckaway Park
- Tuckaway Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Windsong Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsong Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Trails
- Windsong Trails is located in Mecklenburg County
- Robinson Woods
How Far From Sharon Colony 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 Sharon Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sharon Colony and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sharon Colony to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharon Colony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Sharon Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sharon Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1438, Longitude: -80.8459 In this case, the coordinates for Sharon Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sharon Colony to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.223 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.543 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.53 degrees. |