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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Allensville:
    • 36.390844, -78.887942
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Allensville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Allensville ...

We found nine communities that share the name Allensville.

Within North Carolina, the name Allensville is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Forsyth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Allensville [Forsyth County].
    • Indiana
      • Switzerland County
      • This Allensville is located in Switzerland County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Allensville that is located in Person County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Allensville.
    • Kentucky
      • Clark County
      • This Allensville is located in Clark County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Allensville that is located in Person County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Allensville.
      • Todd County
      • This Allensville is located in Todd County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the west of the Allensville that is located in Person County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Todd County community of Allensville.
    • Ohio
      • Vinton County
      • This Allensville is located in Vinton County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Allensville that is located in Person County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Allensville.
    • Ontario
      • This Allensville lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<2> to the north of the Allensville that is located in Person County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mifflin County
      • This Allensville is located in Mifflin County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<2> to the north of the Allensville that is located in Person County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Allensville.
    • Tennessee
      • Sevier County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Allensville [Sevier County].
    • West Virginia
      • Berkeley County
      • This Allensville is located in Berkeley County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Allensville that is located in Person County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Allensville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allensville ...

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.

  • Chub Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chub Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub Lake
    • Chub Lake is located in Person County
  • Denny Store
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denny Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Store
    • Denny Store is located in Person County
  • Five Forks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Person County
  • Hicks Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
    • Hicks Village is located in Person County
  • Lake View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake View is located in Person County
  • Rogersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Person County
  • Roseville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville is located in Person County
  • Timberlake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Triple Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triple Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Springs
    • Triple Springs is located in Person County

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

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

  • Roxboro, which is the Seat of Person County, lies just to the West.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Allensville to Raleigh, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allensville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Person County: www.personcounty.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Allensville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allensville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allensville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3908, Longitude: -78.8879    
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Allensville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Allensville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.08 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.416 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.369 degrees.









 

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