Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Altamahaw:
  • 36.184302, -79.507246
  • 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 Altamahaw

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Altamahaw ...

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.

• Birchwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Birchwood is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Clover Garden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Grove Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Grove Park is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Hunting Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunting Hills is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Mark View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mark View is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
• Random Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Random Hills is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
• Spring Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Stony Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
• Union Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge

How Far From Altamahaw to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Altamahaw to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Graham, which is the Seat of Alamance County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Altamahaw to Graham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,699 miles [7,562.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'