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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 Teer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Teer and the surrounding area.
- 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 Teer:
- 35.960418, -79.230293
- 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 Teer
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Teer is near Alamance County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Teer
Curious and Interesting Names Near Teer ...
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.
- Cheeks Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
- Flying Elephant Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fox Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Hawfields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Holly Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holly Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Meadows
- Ironwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ironwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwoods
- Manor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manor Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Miles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Miles is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Orange Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Rangewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Robins Wood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robins Wood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Wood
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stoney Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Brook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Sugar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Walnut Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- White Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cross is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cross
How Far From Teer 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 Teer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Teer and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Teer to Hillsborough, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving 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 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Teer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Teer 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 Teer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9604, Longitude: -79.2303 In this case, the coordinates for Teer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.286 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.589 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.645 degrees. |
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