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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 Carters Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carters Grove 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 Carters Grove:
- 36.454582, -79.731701
- 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 Carters Grove
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Carters Grove is near Pittsylvania County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Carters Grove
Communities Also Named Carters Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Carters Grove.
Within North Carolina, the name Carters Grove is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Carters Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Taliaferro County
- This Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carters Grove that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taliaferro County community of Carters Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carters Grove ...
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.
- Bearslide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bearslide is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearslide
- Cedar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- College Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Creekridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Creekridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekridge
- Dan River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dan River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
- Forestdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Green Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Knolls is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knolls
- Holly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hills is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Homestead is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Meadow Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Piney Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Piney Fork is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Riverbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverbend is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Spray ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
How Far From Carters Grove 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 Carters Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carters Grove and extending to:
- Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Carters Grove to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 223 miles [358.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Carters Grove) 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 Carters Grove 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 Carters Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4546, Longitude: -79.7317 In this case, the coordinates for Carters Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.567 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.983 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.684 degrees. |
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