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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 Stallings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stallings 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 Stallings:
    • 35.107171, -80.662046
    • 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 Stallings
  • 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 Stallings ...

We found six communities that share the name Stallings.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Stallings.

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

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Stallings [Franklin County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Jones County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Stallings [Jones County].
      • Troup County
      • This Stallings is located in Troup County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Stallings that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Stallings.
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Stallings is located in Madison County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Stallings that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Stallings.
    • Texas
      • Colorado County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Stallings [Colorado County].
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Stallings is located in Stafford County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Stallings that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Stallings.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stallings ...

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.

  • Apple Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
    • Apple Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Farmwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmwood
    • Farmwood is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Hoods ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
    • Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Indian Trail
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Trail. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
    • Indian Trail is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <6>
  • Kingwood ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
    • Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Lawyers Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawyers Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Station
    • Lawyers Station is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Mint Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mint Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mint Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hollow
    • Mint Hollow is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Providence ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Rain Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rain Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Forest
    • Rain Forest is located in Union County
  • Settlers Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
    • Settlers Landing is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Suburban Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Woods
    • Suburban Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Wood Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hollow
    • Wood Hollow is located in Mecklenburg County

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

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

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stallings to Monroe, with an average speed<7> 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 122 miles [196.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

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

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Stallings 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.
<2>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 Stallings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stallings) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stallings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1072, Longitude: -80.6620       In this case, the coordinates for Stallings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Stallings 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 310.117 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.416 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.469 degrees.









 

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