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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 Allreds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allreds and the surrounding area.
- 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 Allreds:
- 35.452976, -79.806270
- 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 Allreds
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Allreds is near Moore County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Allreds
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allreds ...
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.
- Black Ankle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Black Ankle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Ether
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Flint Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Seagrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Steeds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steeds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeds
How Far From Allreds 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 Allreds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Allreds and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Allreds to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allreds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Allreds to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allreds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4530, Longitude: -79.8063 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.624 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.901 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.031 degrees. |
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