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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 Treetops, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Treetops 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 Treetops:
- 35.550717, -77.383298
- 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 Treetops
- 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since Treetops 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 Treetops
Curious and Interesting Names Near Treetops ...
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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cannon Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cherry Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Oaks is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Oaks
- Club Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Club Pines is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
- Evans Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evans Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Frog Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Level is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Golden Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Place is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Place
- Heritage Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Higgs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Higgs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs
- Lynndale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynndale is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Planters Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Planters Walk is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Walk
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Red Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Robinson Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robinson Heights is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Rock Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rollingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rollingwood is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Shamrock Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shamrock Terrace is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Terrace
- Windy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windy Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge
- Winterville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Treetops to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Treetops to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Treetops and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Treetops 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Treetops) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Treetops 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 Treetops. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5507, Longitude: -77.3833 In this case, the coordinates for Treetops have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.34 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.07 degrees. |
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