Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Allen Jay:
  • 35.923895, -79.965262
  • 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 Allen Jay

• 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Since Allen Jay is near Randolph County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Allen Jay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allen Jay ...

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.

• Bakertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bakertown is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
• Edgar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgar is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
• Freeman Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
• High Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • High Point is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Point <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to High Point
  • From Allen Jay to High Point
• Jamestown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jamestown
  • From Allen Jay to Jamestown
• Miles Crossroad
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Miles Crossroad is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroad
• Progress
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Progress is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Ravenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ravenwood is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Robins Nest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Robins Nest is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Nest
• Stones Throw
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stones Throw is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
• Trinity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <1>
• Trinity Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity Park is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Park

How Far From Allen Jay 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 Allen Jay to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Allen Jay to Greensboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'