RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Cabarrus County >> West Concord >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
North Carolina

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina





Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Concord, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Concord 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 West Concord:
    • 35.387919, -80.595623
    • 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 West Concord
  • 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

Communities Also Named West Concord ...

We found four communities that share the name West Concord.

Within North Carolina, the name West Concord is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This West Concord is located in Middlesex County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Concord that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of West Concord.
    • Minnesota
      • Dodge County
      • This West Concord is located in Dodge County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Concord that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of West Concord.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This West Concord is located in Merrimack County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Concord that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of West Concord.
    • Vermont
      • Essex 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 Vermont community of West Concord [Essex County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Concord ...

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.

  • Cold Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
    • Cold Springs is located in Cabarrus County
  • Cold Water
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Water
    • Cold Water is located in Cabarrus County
  • Cooks Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
    • Cooks Crossing is located in Cabarrus County
  • Flows Store
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flows Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flows Store
    • Flows Store is located in Cabarrus County
  • Glass
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
    • Glass is located in Cabarrus County
  • Harrisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Tent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Tent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
  • Roberta Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta Mill
    • Roberta Mill is located in Cabarrus County
  • Rocky River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
    • Rocky River is located in Cabarrus County
  • Royal Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Royal Oaks is located in Cabarrus County
  • Shady Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
    • Shady Brook is located in Cabarrus County

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

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

  • Concord, which is the Seat of Cabarrus County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from West Concord to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Concord. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cabarrus County: www.co.cabarrus.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Concord) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Concord. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3879, Longitude: -80.5956       In this case, the coordinates for West Concord have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 West Concord 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 West Concord to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.079 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.412 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.359 degrees.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024