Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Uwharrie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Uwharrie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Uwharrie
- 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 Uwharrie:
- 35.415140, -80.003661
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Uwharrie
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Uwharrie is near Stanly County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stanly County
- eBird sighting report for Randolph 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Uwharrie ...
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.
- Blaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Eldorado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Flint Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Holiday Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Holiday Shores is located in Montgomery County
- Lake in the Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake in the Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake in the Pine
- Lake in the Pine is located in Montgomery County
- Liberty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Lovejoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Refuge Mission
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Refuge Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Mission
- Refuge Mission is located in Montgomery County
- Sugarloaf Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Shores
- Sugarloaf Shores is located in Montgomery County
- Woodrun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Uwharrie 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 Uwharrie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Uwharrie and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Uwharrie 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 5 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 290 miles [466.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Uwharrie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomery-county-nc.gov/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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- Uwharrie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Uwharrie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4151, Longitude: -80.0037 In this case, the coordinates for Uwharrie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Uwharrie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.738 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.026 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.12 degrees. |