Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Williams Village:
  • 35.030164, -78.869191
  • 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 Williams Village

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Williams Village is near Robeson County and also Hoke 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 Hoke 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 Williams Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williams Village ...

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.

• Bordeaux
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bordeaux is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
• Chestnut Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Hills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
• Crossgates
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossgates is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
• Crystal Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
• Decker Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
• Grays Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
• Haymount
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Haymount is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
• Heritage Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Heritage Heights is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
• Hillendale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hillendale is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
• Holiday Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Holiday Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
• Holly Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Hope Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <1>
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Lakecrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakecrest is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
  • Legion Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Legion Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Park
  • Phoenician Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Phoenician Woods is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Woods
  • Quail Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Queensdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
  • Sadie Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sadie Heights is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie Heights
  • Scotty Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotty Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Hills
  • Summertime
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Summertime is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertime
  • University Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • University Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
  • Vanstory Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vanstory Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanstory Hills
  • Vineland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Vineland Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
  • Woods Edge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

How Far From Williams Village 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 Williams Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Williams Village 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 285 miles [458.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'