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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 Archdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Archdale 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 Archdale:
- 35.91454, -79.971866
- 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 Archdale
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Archdale 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 Archdale
Communities Also Named Archdale ...
We found four communities that are also named Archdale.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Archdale.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Cleveland County
- This Archdale is located in Cleveland County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Archdale that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Archdale.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Washington County
- This Archdale is located in Washington County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Archdale that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Archdale.
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Archdale is located in Dorchester County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the south of the Archdale that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Archdale.
- Sumter County
- This Archdale is located in Sumter County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the south of the Archdale that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Archdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Archdale ...
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.
- Allen Jay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bakertown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bakertown is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Freeman Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ravenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Robins Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robins Nest is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Nest
- Stones Throw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Throw is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
- Trinity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trinity Park is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Park
How Far From Archdale 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 city such as Archdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Archdale and extending to:
- Asheboro, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Archdale to Asheboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east (E). 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 261 miles [420 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Archdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Archdale 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 Archdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9145, Longitude: -79.9719 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.715 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.072 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.952 degrees. |
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