Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Aarons Corner:
  • 36.538038, -80.295802
  • 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 Aarons Corner

• 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 Stokes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
  • Since Aarons Corner is near Patrick County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Patrick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Aarons Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aarons Corner ...

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.

• Dry Pond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Pond is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
• Five Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Georges Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Georges Mill is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
• Gilbert Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbert Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mill
• Harts Store
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Harts Store is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
• Jessup Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jessup Mill is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Mill
• Joyce Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Joyce Mill is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Mill
• Peters Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Peters Creek
  • From Aarons Corner to Peters Creek
• Snow Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill

How Far From Aarons Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Aarons Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aarons Corner to Danbury, with an average speed<2> 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,719 miles [7,594.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'