Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Westbrook Forest:
  • 36.097080, -79.528357
  • 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 Westbrook Forest

• 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 Alamance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
  • Since Westbrook Forest is near Guilford County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Westbrook Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westbrook Forest ...

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.

• Birchwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Birchwood is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Cedar Crest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
• Clover Garden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
• Graham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Graham is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <1>
• Green Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Grove Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grove Park is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Hunting Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hunting Hills is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
• Lakeview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Mark View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mark View is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
• Pickwood Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickwood Hills is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood Hills
• Quail Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Random Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Random Hills is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

How Far From Westbrook Forest 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 Westbrook Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Westbrook Forest and extending to:

• Graham, which is the Seat of Alamance County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Westbrook Forest to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,703 miles [7,568.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'