Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Acorn Hill:
  • 36.442913, -76.546868
  • 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 Acorn Hill

• 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 Gates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gates County
  • Since Acorn Hill is near Chowan County and also Perquimans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans 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 Acorn Hill

Communities Also Named Acorn Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Acorn Hill.

Within North Carolina, the name Acorn Hill is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Acorn Hill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Dickson County
    • This Acorn Hill is located in Dickson County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the west of the Acorn Hill that is located in Gates County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Acorn Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acorn Hill ...

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.

• Folly Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Folly Fork is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Fork
• Greens Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greens Fork is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Fork
• Holly Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Holly Grove is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Holly Grove
  • From Acorn Hill to Holly Grove
• Joppa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Joppa is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Kellogs Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kellogs Fork is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogs Fork
• Keys Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Keys Crossroads is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossroads
• Peach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Peach is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
• Sandy Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
• Savage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Savage is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
• Trotville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Trotville is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotville

How Far From Acorn Hill 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 Acorn Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Acorn Hill and extending to:

• Gatesville, which is the Seat of Gates County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Acorn Hill to Gatesville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'