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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in White Pond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Pond and the surrounding area.
- 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 White Pond:
- 34.437663, -79.195873
- 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 White Pond
- 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Since White Pond is near Dillon County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 White Pond
Communities Also Named White Pond ...
We found four communities that are also named White Pond.
Within North Carolina, the name White Pond is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour 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 Alabama community of White Pond [Barbour County].
- Ohio
- Summit 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 Ohio community of White Pond [Summit County].
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This White Pond is located in Aiken County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the White Pond that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of White Pond.
- Horry County
- This White Pond is located in Horry County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast of the White Pond that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of White Pond.
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Pond ...
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.
- Cotton Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Valley is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- High Hill Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- High Hill Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Crossroads
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- May Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- May Hilltop is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hilltop
- Oliver Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Crossroads
- Squires
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Squires is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
How Far From White Pond 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 White Pond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Pond and extending to:
- Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from White Pond to Lumberton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 White Pond 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 White Pond to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Pond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4377, Longitude: -79.1959 In this case, the coordinates for White Pond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.286 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.365 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.113 degrees. |
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