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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 Sunset Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Terrace 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 Sunset Terrace:
    • 35.474876, -79.174188
    • 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 Sunset Terrace
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Sunset Terrace is near Chatham County and also Harnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett 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 Sunset Terrace

Communities Also Named Sunset Terrace ...

We found nine communities that are also named Sunset Terrace.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Sunset Terrace.

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

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Columbus County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Columbus County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Sunset Terrace.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Luis Obispo 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 California community of Sunset Terrace [San Luis Obispo County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Hillsborough County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Montgomery County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson 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 Sunset Terrace [Jefferson County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in York County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Cumberland County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Washington
      • Island County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Island County and lies 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Sunset Terrace.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Terrace ...

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.

  • Colon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Colon is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
  • Cool Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cool Springs is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
  • Holly Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Meadow Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Owls Nest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Owls Nest is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
  • Planters Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Planters Ridge is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
  • Royal Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Stoneybrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoneybrook is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • Trails End
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Trails End is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
  • Tramway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tramway is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
  • Wildwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • Sanford, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Terrace to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunset Terrace) 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 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 Sunset Terrace 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>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 Sunset Terrace 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 Sunset Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4749, Longitude: -79.1742       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.262 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.49 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.779 degrees.