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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 Village Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village Green 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 Village Green:
- 34.971830, -78.990030
- 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 Village Green
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Village Green is near Robeson County and also Hoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke 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 Village Green
Communities Also Named Village Green ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Village Green.
Within North Carolina, the name Village Green is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Village Green is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Village Green.
- Florida
- Alachua County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Village Green [Alachua County].
- Brevard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Village Green [Brevard County].
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Village Green is located in Bibb County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Village Green.
- Chatham County
- This Village Green is located in Chatham County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the south southwest of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Village Green.
- Cherokee County
- This Village Green is located in Cherokee County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the west of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Village Green.
- Fulton County
- This Village Green is located in Fulton County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km] to the west of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Village Green.
- Newton County
- This Village Green is located in Newton County and lies 297 miles [478 km] to the west southwest of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Village Green.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Village Green is located in Onondaga County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Village Green.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Village Green is located in Delaware County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Village Green.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Village Green lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Village Green is located in Florence County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Village Green.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Village Green is located in Knox County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Village Green.
- Putnam County
- This Village Green is located in Putnam County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the west northwest of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Village Green.
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This Village Green is located in Galveston County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Village Green.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Village Green is located in Davis County and lies 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Village Green.
- Virginia
- Newport News City
- This Village Green is located in Newport News City and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Village Green that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Village Green.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Village Green ...
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.
- Bordeaux
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bordeaux is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Creekbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Creekbend is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekbend
- Crystal Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
- Decker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
- Ducks Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ducks Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Landing
- Emerald Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emerald Gardens is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Gardens
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hope Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Queensdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
- Rockfish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Shadowlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stoney Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Winter Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Winter Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
- Woods Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Village Green to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Village Green to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Village Green and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Village Green to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Village Green) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Village Green 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Village Green 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 Village Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9718, Longitude: -78.9900 In this case, the coordinates for Village Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.165 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.304 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.869 degrees. |
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