Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Churchland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Churchland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Churchland
- 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 Churchland:
- 35.786250, -80.417556
- 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 Churchland
- 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Since Churchland is near Davie County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davie County
- eBird sighting report for Rowan 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
Communities Also Named Churchland ...
We found two communities that share the name Churchland.
Within North Carolina, the name Churchland is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Churchland is located in Chesapeake City and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Churchland that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Churchland.
- Norfolk City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Churchland [Norfolk City].
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Churchland ...
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.
- Clicks Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clicks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clicks Ferry
- Clicks Ferry is located in Davidson County
- Davie Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davie Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Crossroads
- Davie Crossroads is located in Davie County
- Eagle Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Eagle Heights is located in Rowan County
- Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Green Needles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Needles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Needles
- Green Needles is located in Davidson County
- Hickory Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Davie County
- Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Martins Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Martins Store is located in Davie County
- Meadowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Meadowview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Davidson County
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- Mocksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mocksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Petersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Davidson County
- Pinecrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Reeds Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossroads
- Reeds Crossroads is located in Davidson County
- Rolling Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Rolling Park is located in Davidson County
- Steel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Trading Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trading Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Trading Ford is located in Davidson County
- Mocksville
How Far From Churchland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Churchland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Churchland and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Churchland to Lexington, with an average speed<4> 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 99 miles [159.3 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 283 miles [455.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Churchland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Churchland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Churchland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7863, Longitude: -80.4176 In this case, the coordinates for Churchland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Churchland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Churchland 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 309.974 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.35 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.168 degrees. |