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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 Wellington Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wellington Woods 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 Wellington Woods:
- 35.037371, -80.693402
- 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 Wellington Woods
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Wellington Woods is near Mecklenburg County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Wellington Woods
Communities Also Named Wellington Woods ...
We found four communities that are also named Wellington Woods.
Within North Carolina, the name Wellington Woods is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Wellington Woods is located in New Castle County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wellington Woods that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Wellington Woods.
- Georgia
- Houston County
- This Wellington Woods is located in Houston County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wellington Woods that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Wellington Woods.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Wellington Woods is located in Charles County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wellington Woods that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Wellington Woods.
- Harford County
- This Wellington Woods is located in Harford County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the northeast of the Wellington Woods that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Wellington Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellington Woods ...
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.
- Bakers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bakers is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Helms Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Helms Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Park
- Hoods ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
- Indian Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Providence Woods is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Woods
- Rain Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rain Forest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Forest
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Settlers Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Settlers Landing is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wolfville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfville
- Wood Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wood Hollow is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hollow
How Far From Wellington Woods 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 Wellington Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wellington Woods and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Wellington Woods to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wellington Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wellington Woods 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 Wellington Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0374, Longitude: -80.6934 In this case, the coordinates for Wellington Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.135 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.426 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.502 degrees. |
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