Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Urban Estates:
  • 35.348496, -77.449131
  • 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 Urban Estates

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Urban Estates ...

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.

• Booker T Washington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Booker T Washington is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T Washington
• Club Pines
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
• Clubview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clubview is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
• Dover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dover is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
• Fountain Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain Hill is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
• Fourway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fourway is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
• George Washington Carver
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • George Washington Carver is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Washington Carver
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Greenmead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenmead is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmead
• Grove Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Park is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Harveytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
• Helens Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Helens Crossroads is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Crossroads
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Honolulu
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Honolulu is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu
  • Howard Hights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
  • Hugo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hugo is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Liberty Hill Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Hill Park is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Park
  • Littlefield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Littlefield is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
  • Maplecypress
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Maplecypress is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecypress
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Rolling Pines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Pines is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Pines
  • Strawberry Banks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Strawberry Banks is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Banks
  • Tarheel Courts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tarheel Courts is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel Courts
  • Tick Bite
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
  • Tower Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tower Heights is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
  • Wise Forks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wise Forks is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks

How Far From Urban Estates 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 Urban Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Urban Estates and extending to:

• Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Urban Estates to Kinston, 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the north (N). 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 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'