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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 Aragona Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aragona Village 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 Aragona Village:
- 34.764329, -77.346349
- 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 Aragona Village
- 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 Onslow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- Since Aragona Village is near Jones County and also Carteret County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret 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 Aragona Village
Communities Also Named Aragona Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Aragona Village.
Within North Carolina, the name Aragona Village is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Aragona Village in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Virginia Beach City
- This Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Aragona Village that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Aragona Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aragona Village ...
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.
- Branchwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Branchwood is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- College Park is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Forest Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hawkside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hawkside is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkside
- Houston Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Piney Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Pumpkin Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Walnut Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Willow Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Aragona Village 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 Aragona Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aragona Village and extending to:
- Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Aragona Village 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Aragona Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Aragona Village 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 Aragona Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7643, Longitude: -77.3463 In this case, the coordinates for Aragona Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.249 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.225 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.322 degrees. |
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