Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chowan:
  • 36.266545, -76.667726
  • 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 Chowan

• 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 Chowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan County
  • Since Chowan is near Hertford County and also Gates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hertford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gates 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 Chowan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chowan ...

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.

• Carter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Carter is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Hickory Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Crossroads is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Crossroads
• Hobbsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hobbsville is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
• Lloyd Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lloyd Crossroads is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Crossroads
• Mitchells Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
• Mount Rose
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mount Rose is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
• Muddy Cross
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
• Rockyhock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
• Sign Pine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sign Pine is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Pine
• Snow Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Chowan and extending to:

• Edenton, which is the Seat of Chowan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chowan to Edenton, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'