Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Westland 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 Westland Forest:
  • 34.773772, -79.475048
  • 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 Westland 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 Scotland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland County
  • Since Westland Forest is near Robeson County and also Marlboro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro 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 Westland Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westland 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.

• Crossway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossway is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossway
• Ida Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ida Mill is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Mill
• Lincoln Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Sandy Bottoms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Bottoms is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottoms
• Sugar Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Sunshine Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sunshine Park is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
• Whispering Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
• Woodrun
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodrun is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrun

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

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

• Laurinburg, which is the Seat of Scotland County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Westland Forest to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'