Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westbourne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westbourne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westbourne
- 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 Westbourne:
- 35.310140, -80.912573
- 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 Westbourne
- 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Since Westbourne is near Gaston County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gaston County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Westbourne ...
We found five communities that share the name Westbourne.
Within North Carolina, the name Westbourne is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Westbourne lies 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westbourne that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Westbourne is located in Campbell County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Westbourne that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Westbourne.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Westbourne is located in Harris County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westbourne that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Westbourne.
- Virginia
- Henrico 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 Virginia community of Westbourne [Henrico County].
- Petersburg City
- This Westbourne is located in Petersburg City and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westbourne that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Westbourne.
- Manitoba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westbourne ...
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.
- Crater Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crater Park
- Crater Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Deerwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Firestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Garden Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Garden Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Hope Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Kellyville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Kellyville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Lewis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Paw Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Pine Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Mecklenburg County
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in Mecklenburg County
- Toddville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Town Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Westbourne 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 Westbourne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westbourne and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Westbourne to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westbourne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org
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 '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- Westbourne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westbourne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3101, Longitude: -80.9126 In this case, the coordinates for Westbourne 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Westbourne 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Westbourne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.262 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.611 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.506 degrees. |