Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Western Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Western Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Western Park
- 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 Western Park:
- 35.788485, -78.713060
- 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 Western Park
- 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 Wake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wake County
- Since Western Park is near Chatham County and also Durham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- eBird sighting report for Durham 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 Western Park ...
We found two communities that share the name Western Park.
Within North Carolina, the name Western Park is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Elk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Western Park [Elk County].
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Western Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,819 miles [2,927.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Western Park that is located in Wake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Western Park.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Western Park ...
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.
- Dublin Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Woods
- Dublin Woods is located in Wake County
- Glen Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Hearthstone Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthstone Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone Farms
- Hearthstone Farms is located in Wake County
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Wake County
- Irongate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Isle Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Forest
- Isle Forest is located in Wake County
- Ivy Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
- Ivy Meadows is located in Wake County
- Kent Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Garden
- Kent Garden is located in Wake County
- Little Lake Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake Hill
- Little Lake Hill is located in Wake County
- Markwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Method
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Method is located in Wake County
- Orchards
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Piney Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Plains
- Piney Plains is located in Wake County
- Pirates Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pirates Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirates Cove
- Pirates Cove is located in Wake County
- Stoneybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Stoneybrook is located in Wake County
- Walnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Ridge is located in Wake County
- Piney Plains
How Far From Western Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Western Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Western Park and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Western Park to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Western Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Western Park 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Western Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Western Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7885, Longitude: -78.7131 In this case, the coordinates for Western Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Western Park 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 308.994 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.228 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.499 degrees. |