Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Capelsie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Capelsie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Capelsie
- 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 Capelsie:
- 35.319308, -79.870879
- 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 Capelsie
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Capelsie is near Moore County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Moore County
- eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Capelsie ...
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.
- Candor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Candor is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <2>
- Chip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Ether
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Ex-Way
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Holiday Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Holiday Shores is located in Montgomery County
- Lake in the Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake in the Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake in the Pine
- Lake in the Pine is located in Montgomery County
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Lovejoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Pee Dee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Refuge Mission
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Refuge Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Mission
- Refuge Mission is located in Montgomery County
- Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <2>
How Far From Capelsie 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 community such as Capelsie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Capelsie and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Capelsie to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Capelsie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomery-county-nc.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Capelsie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Capelsie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3193, Longitude: -79.8709 In this case, the coordinates for Capelsie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Capelsie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.662 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.925 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.098 degrees. |