Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alspaugh:
  • 36.145380, -80.255551
  • 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 Alspaugh

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alspaugh ...

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.

• Chalk Level ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chalk Level is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
• Cityview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cityview is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cityview
  • From Alspaugh to Cityview
• Creek View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Creek View is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
• Fox Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fox Hall is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
• Hanes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanes is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanes
• Mallard Lakes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
• Skyview Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Skyview Park is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview Park
• Stanleyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Tower Gate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Tower Gate is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Gate

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

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

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the South.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Alspaugh to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 259 miles [416.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,734 miles [7,618.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'