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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 Deep River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deep River 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 Deep River:
    • 36.030414, -79.968371
    • 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 Deep River
  • 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
    • Since Deep River is near Forsyth County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Deep River

Communities Also Named Deep River ...

We found six communities that are also named Deep River.

Within North Carolina, the name Deep River is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Deep River is located in Middlesex County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deep River that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Deep River.
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • This Deep River is located in Lake County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deep River that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Deep River.
    • Iowa
      • Poweshiek County
      • This Deep River is located in Poweshiek County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deep River that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poweshiek County community of Deep River.
    • Michigan
      • Arenac 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 Michigan community of Deep River [Arenac County].
    • Ontario
      • This Deep River lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the north of the Deep River that is located in Guilford County.
    • Washington
      • Wahkiakum County
      • This Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County and lies 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deep River that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wahkiakum County community of Deep River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deep River ...

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.

  • Bakertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bakertown is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
  • Florence
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Florence is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Fox Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Run is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Friendswood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendswood is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
  • High Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hilltop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hilltop is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Horneytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
  • Hunter Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jamestown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Hollow Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Oak Hollow Lake is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow Lake
    • Pennydale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Pennydale is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
    • Random Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Random Woods is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
    • Sandy Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Terra Cotta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta

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

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

  • Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deep River to Greensboro, 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 254 miles [408.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deep River) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Deep River 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 Deep River 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 Deep River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0304, Longitude: -79.9684       In this case, the coordinates for Deep River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.711 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.085 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.914 degrees.