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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 Warrenwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warrenwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Warrenwood:
    • 35.123496, -78.908637
    • 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 Warrenwood
  • 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 Warrenwood is near Harnett County and also Hoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett 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 Warrenwood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warrenwood ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Bonnie Doone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Casablanca
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Casablanca is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
  • Eureka Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Eureka Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
  • Foxfire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Haymount
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Haymount is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
  • Hillendale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hillendale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
  • Holly Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Lakecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lakecrest is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rollingwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rollingwood is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Sadie Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sadie Heights is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie Heights
    • Scotty Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Scotty Hills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Hills
    • Summertime
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Summertime is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertime
    • University Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • University Hills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
    • Vanstory Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Vanstory Hills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanstory Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Warrenwood and extending to:

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Warrenwood to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Warrenwood) 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 Warrenwood 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 Warrenwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1235, Longitude: -78.9086       In this case, the coordinates for Warrenwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.117 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.271 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.79 degrees.