Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Autryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Autryville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Autryville
- 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 Autryville:
- 34.999699, -78.640698
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Autryville
- 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 Sampson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sampson County
- Since Autryville is near Cumberland County and also Bladen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Bladen 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Autryville ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Grays Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Halls Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
- Halls Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Halls Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Store
- Halls Store is located in Sampson County
- Hays Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Heritage Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Heritage Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Highsmiths
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highsmiths have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highsmiths
- Highsmiths is located in Sampson County
- Lena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Peters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Peters Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Piney Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Piney Green is located in Sampson County
- Rebel City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Autryville 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 town such as Autryville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Autryville and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Sampson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Autryville to Clinton, 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north (N). 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 283 miles [455.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Autryville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Autryville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Autryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9997, Longitude: -78.6407 |
| <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 Autryville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.967 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.082 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.728 degrees. |