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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 Applegate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Applegate 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 Applegate:
    • 36.135415, -80.072542
    • 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 Applegate
  • 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 Applegate is near Guilford County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 Applegate

Communities Also Named Applegate ...

We found nine communities that are also named Applegate.

Within North Carolina, the name Applegate is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Applegate is located in Pulaski County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the west of the Applegate that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Applegate.
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This Applegate is located in Placer County and lies 2,229 miles [3,587.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Applegate that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Applegate.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Applegate [Cook County].
      • Lawrence County
      • This Applegate is located in Lawrence County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Applegate that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Applegate.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Applegate is located in Frederick County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Applegate that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Applegate.
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac County
      • This Applegate is located in Sanilac County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Applegate that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of Applegate.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • This Applegate is located in Jackson County and lies 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Applegate that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Applegate.
    • South Dakota
      • Campbell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Applegate [Campbell County].
    • Texas
      • Jasper County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Jasper County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Applegate.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Applegate ...

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.

  • Benefit ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
  • Bonanza Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
  • Fox Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fox Run is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Greystone Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
  • High Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
  • Quail Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Smokerise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
  • Sun Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
  • Timber Trails
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
  • Willowbend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

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

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

  • Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Applegate to Winston - Salem, with an average speed<4> 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 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Applegate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Applegate 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.
<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 Applegate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Applegate 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 Applegate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1354, Longitude: -80.0725       In this case, the coordinates for Applegate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.77 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.168 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.922 degrees.