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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 Strabane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strabane 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 Strabane:
    • 35.195163, -77.774700
    • 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 Strabane
  • 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
    • Since Strabane is near Duplin County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Strabane

Communities Also Named Strabane ...

We found two communities that are also named Strabane.

Within North Carolina, the name Strabane is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Strabane lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the north of the Strabane that is located in Lenoir County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Strabane is located in Washington County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Strabane that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Strabane.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strabane ...

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.

  • Deep Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
  • Drummersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Drummersville is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
  • Falling Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
  • Fields
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fields is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Gradys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gradys is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys
  • Gradys Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
  • Jenny Lind
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jenny Lind is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
  • Little Baltimore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Little Baltimore is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
  • Outlaws Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
  • Pot Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pot Neck is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Neck
  • Sandy Bottom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Bottom is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
  • Seven Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Strabane to Kinston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 258 miles [415.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Strabane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Strabane 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 Strabane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1952, Longitude: -77.7747       In this case, the coordinates for Strabane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.477 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.549 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.338 degrees.