Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sugar Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar Town and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sugar Town

• 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 Sugar Town:
  • 35.055708, -80.182283
  • 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 Sugar Town

• 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 Anson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anson County
  • Since Sugar Town is near Union County and also Stanly County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly 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 Sugar Town

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar Town ...

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.

• Beverly ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beverly is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Cedar Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Cottonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cottonville is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
• Fountain Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Hill is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
• Griffins Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Griffins Crossroads is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Crossroads
• Mineral Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Olive Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Olive Branch is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
• Peachland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peachland is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachland <1>
• Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Roper ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Roper is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper

How Far From Sugar Town to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sugar Town to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sugar Town and extending to:

• Wadesboro, which is the Seat of Anson County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sugar Town to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'