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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 Davistown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davistown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Davistown:
    • 35.828768, -77.613307
    • 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 Davistown
  • 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 Edgecombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
    • Since Davistown is near Pitt County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Davistown

Communities Also Named Davistown ...

We found seven communities that are also named Davistown.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Davistown.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • McDowell County
      • This Davistown is located in McDowell County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west of the Davistown that is located in Edgecombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Davistown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Davistown is located in Jackson County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the west of the Davistown that is located in Edgecombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Davistown.
    • Kentucky
      • Garrard County
      • This Davistown is located in Garrard County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Davistown that is located in Edgecombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrard County community of Davistown.
      • Woodford County
      • This Davistown is located in Woodford County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the west northwest of the Davistown that is located in Edgecombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Davistown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Davistown is located in Fayette County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Davistown that is located in Edgecombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Davistown.
      • Greene County
      • This Davistown is located in Greene County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the north northwest of the Davistown that is located in Edgecombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Davistown.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Davistown is located in Florence County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Davistown that is located in Edgecombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Davistown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Davistown ...

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.

  • Bullucks Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bullucks Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullucks Crossroads
  • Conetoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Crisp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Crisp is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
  • Deans Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Deans Heights is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Heights
  • Henrietta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Hope Lodge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
  • Mildred
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
  • Penny Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Penny Hill is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Hill
  • Pine Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pinetops
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Princeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Sharp Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
  • Woodgreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodgreen is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodgreen

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Davistown and extending to:

  • Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Davistown to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three 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 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Davistown) 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 Davistown 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 Davistown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8288, Longitude: -77.6133       In this case, the coordinates for Davistown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.368 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.519 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.062 degrees.