Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Amity Hill:
  • 35.697361, -80.773404
  • 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 Amity Hill

• 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 Iredell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell County
  • Since Amity Hill is near Rowan County and also Catawba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba 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 Amity Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Amity Hill ...

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.

• Barber
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Barber is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Bear Poplar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
• Cloverdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Glenn Echo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenn Echo is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Echo
• Green Acres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Harts ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Harts is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
• Kyles Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kyles Crossroads is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Crossroads
• Ourdell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ourdell is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourdell
• Shepherds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shepherds is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
• Troutman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Troutman is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutman <1>
• Unity ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Unity is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
• Valley Stream
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Stream is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream

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

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

• Statesville, which is the Seat of Iredell County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Amity Hill to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'