Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Capernium, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Capernium and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Capernium

• 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 Capernium:
  • 36.054304, -80.416722
  • 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 Capernium

• 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 Capernium is near Davie County and also Yadkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin 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 Capernium

Curious and Interesting Names Near Capernium ...

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.

• Cinnamon Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
• Cutters Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
• Davie Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Davie Gardens is located in Davie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Gardens
• Eaglewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
• Grapewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
• Harmony Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Jonestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jonestown is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Lewisville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <1>
• Muddy Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
• Robin Hood Trace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
• Robinhood Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
• Rollingreen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rollingreen is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingreen
• Shallow Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shallow Ford is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford
• Valley Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Oaks is located in Davie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Capernium and extending to:

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Capernium to Winston - Salem, with an average speed<3> 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 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'