Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yadkin Trail:
  • 35.205436, -79.383919
  • 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 Yadkin Trail

• 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
  • Since Yadkin Trail is near Hoke County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Yadkin Trail

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yadkin Trail ...

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.

• Carthage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Carthage is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
• Hill Crest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hill Crest is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
• Hog Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hog Island is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Island
• Huntcliff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Huntcliff is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lincoln Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Manly
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Manly is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
• Pleasantville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasantville is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Roseland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseland is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Silver Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Springs is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Warrior Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Warrior Woods is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Woods
• Whispering Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whispering Pines <1>

How Far From Yadkin Trail 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 Yadkin Trail to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Carthage, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Yadkin Trail to Carthage, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving 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 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,734 miles [7,618.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'