Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Teakwood:
  • 35.386829, -77.926373
  • 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 Teakwood

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Teakwood is near Greene County and also Lenoir County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir 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 Teakwood

Communities Also Named Teakwood ...

We found one communities that are also named Teakwood.

Within North Carolina, the name Teakwood is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Teakwood in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake County
    • This Teakwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Teakwood that is located in Wayne County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Teakwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Teakwood ...

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.

• Cokers Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cokers Crossroads is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokers Crossroads
• Green Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Green Meadows is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Greenleaf
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
• Hood Swamp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hood Swamp is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Swamp
• Irongate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Irongate is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
• Mimosa Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mimosa Park is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
• Pleasant View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Ravenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ravenwood is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Sandy Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
• Stoney Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stoney Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
• Tiffany Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Tiffany Gardens is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens

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

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

• Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the West.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Teakwood to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 247 miles [397.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'