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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 Danbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danbury 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 Danbury:
- 36.410020, -80.213241
- 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 Danbury
- 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 Stokes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Since Danbury is near Rockingham County and also Patrick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Patrick 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 Danbury
Communities Also Named Danbury ...
We found nine communities that are also named Danbury.
Within North Carolina, the name Danbury is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Danbury is located in Fairfield County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Danbury that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Danbury.
- Iowa
- Woodbury County
- This Danbury is located in Woodbury County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Danbury that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Danbury.
- Nebraska
- Red Willow County
- This Danbury is located in Red Willow County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Danbury that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red Willow County community of Danbury.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Danbury is located in Merrimack County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Danbury that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Danbury.
- North Dakota
- Emmons County
- 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 North Dakota community of Danbury [Emmons County].
- Ohio
- Ottawa County
- This Danbury is located in Ottawa County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Danbury that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Danbury.
- Saskatchewan
- This Danbury lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Danbury that is located in Stokes County.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Danbury is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Danbury that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Danbury.
- Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- This Danbury is located in Burnett County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Danbury that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnett County community of Danbury.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Danbury ...
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.
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Dodgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dodgetown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgetown
- Flat Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Georges Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Mill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Hartman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hartman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Harts Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harts Store is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
- Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Neatman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Quaker Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Rosebud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosebud is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Sandy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Walnut Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Danbury 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 town such as Danbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Danbury and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Danbury to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Danbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Danbury 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Danbury 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 Danbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4100, Longitude: -80.2132 In this case, the coordinates for Danbury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.848 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.298 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.891 degrees. |
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