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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 Sharon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharon 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 Sharon:
    • 35.250545, -81.588565
    • 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
  • 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

Communities Also Named Sharon ...

We found 54 communities that share the name Sharon.

There are four communities within North Carolina that are also named Sharon.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 50 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 50 communities, 53 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Camden County
      • This Sharon is located in Camden County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Sharon.
    • Iredell County
      • This Sharon is located in Iredell County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Sharon.
    • Lenoir County
      • This Sharon is located in Lenoir County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the east of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Sharon.
    • Mecklenburg 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 North Carolina community of Sharon [Mecklenburg County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Madera County
      • This Sharon is located in Madera County and lies 2,137 miles [3,439.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Sharon.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Sharon is located in Litchfield County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Sharon.
    • Florida
      • Clay 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 Florida community of Sharon [Clay County].
    • Georgia
      • Taliaferro County
      • This Sharon is located in Taliaferro County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taliaferro County community of Sharon.
      • Telfair County
      • This Sharon is located in Telfair County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the south southwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Telfair County community of Sharon.
    • Idaho
      • Bear Lake County
      • This Sharon is located in Bear Lake County and lies 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bear Lake County community of Sharon.
    • Illinois
      • Henry 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 Illinois community of Sharon [Henry County].
    • Indiana
      • Carroll County
      • This Sharon is located in Carroll County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Sharon.
    • Iowa
      • Appanoose 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 Iowa community of Sharon [Appanoose County].
      • Audubon County
      • This Sharon is located in Audubon County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audubon County community of Sharon.
      • Lee County
      • This Sharon is located in Lee County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the northwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Sharon.
    • Kansas
      • Barber County
      • This Sharon is located in Barber County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barber County community of Sharon.
      • Shawnee 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 Kansas community of Sharon [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Bracken 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 Kentucky community of Sharon [Bracken County].
      • Fayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Sharon [Fayette County].
    • Louisiana
      • Claiborne Parish
      • This Sharon is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the west of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Sharon.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Sharon is located in Harford County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Sharon.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Sharon is located in Norfolk County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Sharon.
    • Michigan
      • Kalkaska County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sharon [Kalkaska County].
    • Minnesota
      • Le Sueur 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 Minnesota community of Sharon [Le Sueur County].
    • Mississippi
      • Jones County
      • This Sharon is located in Jones County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Sharon.
      • Madison County
      • This Sharon is located in Madison County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the west southwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Sharon.
    • Missouri
      • Polk 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 Missouri community of Sharon [Polk County].
      • Saline County
      • This Sharon is located in Saline County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Sharon.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Sharon is located in Hillsborough County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sharon.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Sharon is located in Monmouth County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Sharon.
    • New York
      • Dutchess 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 New York community of Sharon [Dutchess County].
      • Schoharie County
      • This Sharon is located in Schoharie County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Sharon.
    • North Dakota
      • Steele County
      • This Sharon is located in Steele County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steele County community of Sharon.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This Sharon is located in Franklin County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sharon.
      • Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Sharon [Hamilton County].
      • Jackson County
      • This Sharon is located in Jackson County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the north northwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Sharon.
      • Morgan County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Morgan County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Sharon.
      • Noble County
      • This Sharon is located in Noble County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the north of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Sharon.
    • Oklahoma
      • Woodward County
      • This Sharon is located in Woodward County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodward County community of Sharon.
    • 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 Sharon.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • This Sharon is located in Mercer County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the north of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Sharon.
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • This Sharon is located in Abbeville County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Sharon.
      • York County
      • This Sharon is located in York County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Sharon.
    • Tennessee
      • Henderson County
      • This Sharon is located in Henderson County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the west of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Sharon.
      • Weakley County
      • This Sharon is located in Weakley County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km] to the west northwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Sharon.
    • Texas
      • Hardin 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 Texas community of Sharon [Hardin County].
      • Smith County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sharon [Smith County].
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Sharon is located in Windsor County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Sharon.
    • Virginia
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Sharon is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Sharon.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor 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 Washington community of Sharon [Grays Harbor County].
      • Spokane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Sharon [Spokane County].
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Sharon is located in Kanawha County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the north of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Sharon.
      • Webster 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 West Virginia community of Sharon [Webster County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Walworth County
      • This Sharon is located in Walworth County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sharon that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Sharon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharon ...

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.

  • Boiling Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Cherokee County (SC)
  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Cleveland County
  • Earl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
    • Earl is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
    • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
  • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
  • Poplar Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Poplar Springs is located in Cleveland County
  • Rocky Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
    • Rocky Brook is located in Cleveland County
  • Shanghai
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanghai have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
    • Shanghai is located in Cleveland County
  • Sulphur Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Cleveland County

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

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

  • Shelby, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sharon to Raleigh, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sharon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2505, Longitude: -81.5886       In this case, the coordinates for Sharon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sharon 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>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 Sharon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>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.
<8>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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.654 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.052 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.79 degrees.









 

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