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 Suntree:
36.052921, -78.933064
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.
We found two communities that share the name Suntree.
Within North Carolina, the name Suntree is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Maricopa County
This Suntree is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,863 miles [2,998.2 km]<1> to the west of the Suntree that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Suntree.
Florida
Brevard County
This Suntree is located in Brevard County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Suntree that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Suntree.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Suntree ...
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.
Greymoss (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greymoss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 community such as Suntree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Suntree and extending to:
Durham, which is the Seat of Durham County, lies just to the South Southeast.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Suntree to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Suntree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Suntree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0529, Longitude: -78.9331 In this case, the coordinates for Suntree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<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 Suntree to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.114 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.405 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.498 degrees.