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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 Smiths, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smiths 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 Smiths:
- 34.652945, -78.867525
- 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 Smiths
- 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Since Smiths is near Bladen County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Smiths
Communities Also Named Smiths ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Smiths.
Within North Carolina, the name Smiths is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Smiths is located in Lee County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Smiths that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Smiths.
- Florida
- Saint Johns 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 Smiths [Saint Johns County].
- Georgia
- Irwin 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 Georgia community of Smiths [Irwin County].
- Indiana
- Clark 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 Indiana community of Smiths [Clark County].
- Iowa
- Decatur 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 Smiths [Decatur County].
- Jackson County
- This Smiths is located in Jackson County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Smiths that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Smiths.
- Maine
- Penobscot 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 Maine community of Smiths [Penobscot County].
- Massachusetts
- Franklin 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 Massachusetts community of Smiths [Franklin County].
- Hampshire 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 Massachusetts community of Smiths [Hampshire County].
- Michigan
- Gladwin 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 Michigan community of Smiths [Gladwin County].
- Saginaw 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 Michigan community of Smiths [Saginaw County].
- Tuscola 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 Michigan community of Smiths [Tuscola County].
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Smiths is located in Hinds County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the west of the Smiths that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Smiths.
- Ohio
- Butler 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 Smiths [Butler County].
- Gallia County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Gallia County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Smiths.
- Muskingum 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 Ohio community of Smiths [Muskingum County].
- Pennsylvania
- York 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 Pennsylvania community of Smiths [York County].
- Texas
- San Jacinto 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 Smiths [San Jacinto County].
- Utah
- Davis 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 Utah community of Smiths [Davis County].
- Salt Lake County
- This Smiths is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Smiths that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Smiths.
- West Virginia
- Lewis 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 Smiths [Lewis County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smiths ...
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.
- Butters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Center Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Road is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Road
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Long Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Mayville Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mayville Crossing is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville Crossing
- Newlight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newlight is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Pope Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pope Crossing is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Crossing
- Powers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Powers is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Saddletree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Tar Heel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Smiths 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 Smiths to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smiths and extending to:
- Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Smiths to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 310 miles [498.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smiths) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Smiths 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 Smiths, 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Smiths 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 Smiths. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6529, Longitude: -78.8675 In this case, the coordinates for Smiths have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.099 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.183 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.923 degrees. |
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