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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 Washington Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights:
    • 35.263740, -81.533424
    • 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 Washington Heights
  • 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
    • Since Washington Heights is near Cherokee County and also Gaston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gaston 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 Washington Heights

Communities Also Named Washington Heights ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Washington Heights.

There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Washington Heights.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Iredell County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Iredell County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Washington Heights.
    • Pitt County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Pitt County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the east of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Washington Heights.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Washington Heights.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Washington Heights is located in New Castle County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Washington Heights.
      • Sussex County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Sussex County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km] to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Washington Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Dougherty County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Washington Heights.
      • Wilkes County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Wilkes County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the southwest of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Washington Heights.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Cook County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Washington Heights.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Carroll County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Washington Heights.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Wicomico County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Washington Heights.
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun 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 Michigan community of Washington Heights [Calhoun County].
      • Oakland 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 Michigan community of Washington Heights [Oakland County].
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Middlesex County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Washington Heights.
    • New York
      • New York County
      • This Washington Heights is located in New York County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Washington Heights.
      • Orange County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Orange County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km] to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Washington Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Cumberland County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Washington Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Spartanburg County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Washington Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Hamilton County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the west of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Washington Heights.
      • Knox County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Knox County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the west northwest of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Washington Heights.
      • Washington County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Washington County and lies 87 miles [140 km] to the northwest of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Washington Heights.
    • Vermont
      • Orange County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Orange County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Washington Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Washington Heights is located in Roanoke City and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Washington Heights.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Washington Heights is located in Boone County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the north of the Washington Heights that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Washington Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington Heights ...

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.

  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Earl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Earl is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Elizabeth City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
  • Landsdown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Landsdown is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdown
  • Light Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
  • Pleasant Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Poplar Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Rocky Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rocky Brook is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
  • Rollingwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rollingwood is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Shanghai
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Shanghai is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
  • Sulphur Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Washington Heights and extending to:

  • Shelby, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies just to the North.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Washington Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 352 miles [566.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Washington Heights) 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 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 Washington Heights 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 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 Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2637, Longitude: -81.5334       In this case, the coordinates for Washington Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.622 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.018 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.764 degrees.