Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in West Lenoir, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Lenoir and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Lenoir

• 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 Lenoir:
  • 35.901519, -81.570652
  • 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 West Lenoir

• 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
  • Since West Lenoir is near Burke County and also Wilkes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes 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 West Lenoir

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Lenoir ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cloverdale is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Copenhagen ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Copenhagen is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
• Gamewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
• Gamewell Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gamewell Heights is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell Heights
• Globe Set ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Globe Set is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Set
• Hartland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartland is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
• Heritage Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Honey Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Honey Hill is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
• Indian Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Maple Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maple Valley is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
• Pineburr
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pineburr is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineburr
• Smokey Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Smokey Creek is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Creek
• Tranquil Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tranquil Hill is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil Hill
• Warrior
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Warrior is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Lenoir and extending to:

• Lenoir, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West Lenoir to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 323 miles [519.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'