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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 Chicod, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chicod 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 Chicod:
- 35.464052, -77.274960
- 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 Chicod
- 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since Chicod is near Craven County and also Beaufort County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort 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 Chicod
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chicod ...
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.
- Black Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Camelot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camelot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cannon Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cherry Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Oaks is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Oaks
- Haddocks Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haddocks Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddocks Crossroads
- Hams Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hams Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Crossroads
- Helens Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Helens Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Crossroads
- Honolulu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Honolulu is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu
- Littlefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Littlefield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
- Planters Walk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Planters Walk is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Walk
- Quail Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Robinson Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Heights is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rolling Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Shamrock Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Terrace is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Terrace
- Stokestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stokestown is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokestown
- Strawberry Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strawberry Banks is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Banks
- Treetops
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Treetops is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetops
- Twin Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Twin Creek is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
- Winterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Chicod 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 Chicod to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chicod and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chicod to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 237 miles [381.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chicod) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chicod 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 Chicod. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4641, Longitude: -77.2750 In this case, the coordinates for Chicod have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.19 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.26 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.059 degrees. |
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