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My wife and I are in town for a few weeks for work here. We're staying in North Raleigh (Lynn and Glenwood/70). My wife wants me to take her to a nice/safe location where she can enjoy seeing the stars in the sky....so it would have to be away from city lights, strip malls, subdivisions etc.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I know I can drive out into the boonies, but I'd prefer a recommended location that is safe and easy to get to...preferably not too long a drive either.
What do you consider "safe"? 99.9% of Raleigh and the surrounding areas are "safe". What are you mostly concerned about; bears, criminals, falling debris?
It is safe in my backyard here in Zebulon. A short drive out US 64 east to SR1737....
Nor crime, falling debris, bears, or too many criminals, or other abnormalities to speak of.
I think it is that "SAFE" word that implies you may see RALEIGH as a dump and we really have to search out a SAFE place. When being NEW in town, perhaps one should inquire as to
"Where is the best place we could take in the stars and comfortably enjoy a quiet evening out amongst the stars in the wonderful city of Raleigh."
Most people will not direct you into "danger will robinson" since many criminals are busy criminalizing and not on the city-data forum to set you up.
Wine or would you prefer coffee?
Last edited by zthatzmanz28; 05-09-2009 at 08:50 AM..
My wife and I are in town for a few weeks for work here. We're staying in North Raleigh (Lynn and Glenwood/70). My wife wants me to take her to a nice/safe location where she can enjoy seeing the stars in the sky....so it would have to be away from city lights, strip malls, subdivisions etc.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I know I can drive out into the boonies, but I'd prefer a recommended location that is safe and easy to get to...preferably not too long a drive either.
Thanks all
Reg
This area is very safe so I'm guessing the other posters' MEANT to say that.
I don't know why some people take offense to the slightest things!
I'd suggest maybe a State Park where you can get a good view of the sky and the stars. I wonder how much of the sky you can see from Lake Lynn (where is very close to you) or if the trees cover so much of that.
There is an observation deck at the airport, which is free but I'm not sure if it closes or just remains open at all times.
I have noticed that you can see much more sky in some areas than others. We have alot of trees. I actually had clients from Texas that said they felt claustrophobic here because of the trees covering the skiies! Interesting comment, huh?
Taking a drive through some of the more rural areas like Johnston County may give you a better view of the sky.
Of course, you could always head up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and stop at the observation areas...now THAT is a VIEW but it is also a 3 hour drive and you wanted something closer.
It's a bit of a distance - maybe 30 minutes - but one option is to take your wife to the Maple View Dairy (http://www.mapleviewfarm.com/pages/countrystore.html - broken link) ice cream shop in rural Hillsborough. Plan to get there a little ahead of sunset (about 8:10 this time of year). Get your ice cream and stake out a couple of rockers on the front porch to watch the sun set over the fields (it's a very nice view) and stay long enough to watch the stars come out.
It's a bit of a distance - maybe 30 minutes - but one option is to take your wife to the Maple View Dairy (http://www.mapleviewfarm.com/pages/countrystore.html - broken link) ice cream shop in rural Hillsborough. Plan to get there a little ahead of sunset (about 8:10 this time of year). Get your ice cream and stake out a couple of rockers on the front porch to watch the sun set over the fields (it's a very nice view) and stay long enough to watch the stars come out.
thanks for sharing, that looks like a really nice play to go, im going to have to visit sometime this summer.
If Jordan Lake is too far for you, I would go to one of the recreation areas at Falls Lake.
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