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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 Triangle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Triangle 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 Triangle:
- 35.482635, -81.009799
- 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 Triangle
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Triangle is near Mecklenburg County and also Catawba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba 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 Triangle
Communities Also Named Triangle ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Triangle.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Triangle.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Wake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Triangle [Wake County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Joaquin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Triangle [San Joaquin County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Triangle is located in Hillsborough County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the south of the Triangle that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Triangle.
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Triangle [Lake County].
- Idaho
- Owyhee County
- This Triangle is located in Owyhee County and lies 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Triangle that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of Triangle.
- Mississippi
- Harrison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Triangle [Harrison County].
- New York
- Broome County
- This Triangle is located in Broome County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Triangle that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Triangle.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Triangle lies 1,712 miles [2,755.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Triangle that is located in Lincoln County.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- Although located in Anderson County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Triangle.
- Texas
- Falls County
- This Triangle is located in Falls County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Triangle that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Falls County community of Triangle.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Triangle is located in Prince William County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Triangle that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Triangle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Triangle ...
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.
- Alexis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Cornelius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cottage Home ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cottage Home is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Craig Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Heights is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Heights
- Hicks Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Crossroads is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossroads
- Huntersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Mayhew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Mineral Spring ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral Spring is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Olivers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Pumpkin Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- River View ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Triangle 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 Triangle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Triangle once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Triangle and extending to:
- Lincolnton, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Triangle to Lincolnton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Triangle 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Triangle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Triangle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Triangle 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 Triangle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4826, Longitude: -81.0098 In this case, the coordinates for Triangle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.319 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.701 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.493 degrees. |
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