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

When in Deerfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerfield 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 Deerfield:
    • 35.773765, -78.360832
    • 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 Deerfield
  • 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 Deerfield ...

We found 65 communities that share the name Deerfield.

There are six communities within North Carolina that are also named Deerfield.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 59 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 59 communities, 64 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Alamance County
      • This Deerfield is located in Alamance County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Deerfield.
    • Onslow County
      • This Deerfield is located in Onslow County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Deerfield.
    • Pitt County
      • This Deerfield is located in Pitt County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Deerfield.
    • Rutherford County
      • This Deerfield is located in Rutherford County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the west of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Deerfield.
    • Watauga 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 Carolina community of Deerfield [Watauga County].
    • Wilson County
      • This Deerfield is located in Wilson County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Deerfield.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Deerfield is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Deerfield.
    • Arkansas
      • Desha County
      • This Deerfield is located in Desha County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Deerfield.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford 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 Connecticut community of Deerfield [Hartford County].
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Deerfield is located in Bulloch County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Deerfield.
      • Cobb County
      • This Deerfield is located in Cobb County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km] to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Deerfield.
      • Douglas County
      • This Deerfield is located in Douglas County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km] to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Deerfield.
      • Fulton County
      • This Deerfield is located in Fulton County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Deerfield.
      • Newton County
      • This Deerfield is located in Newton County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km] to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Deerfield.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Deerfield is located in Lake County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Deerfield.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew 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 Indiana community of Deerfield [Bartholomew County].
      • Randolph County
      • This Deerfield is located in Randolph County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Deerfield.
      • Vigo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Deerfield [Vigo County].
    • Iowa
      • Chickasaw County
      • This Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Deerfield.
    • Kansas
      • Finney 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 Kansas community of Deerfield [Finney County].
      • Kearny County
      • This Deerfield is located in Kearny County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kearny County community of Deerfield.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Deerfield is located in Fayette County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Deerfield.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Deerfield is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Deerfield.
      • Calvert County
      • This Deerfield is located in Calvert County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Deerfield.
      • Frederick County
      • This Deerfield is located in Frederick County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Deerfield.
      • Harford County
      • This Deerfield is located in Harford County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Deerfield.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Deerfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 233 miles [375 km] to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Deerfield.
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Deerfield is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Deerfield.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Deerfield is located in Wicomico County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Deerfield.
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin County
      • This Deerfield is located in Franklin County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Deerfield.
    • Michigan
      • Lenawee County
      • This Deerfield is located in Lenawee County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Deerfield.
      • Van Buren 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 Deerfield [Van Buren County].
    • Minnesota
      • Steele County
      • This Deerfield is located in Steele County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steele County community of Deerfield.
    • Mississippi
      • Madison County
      • This Deerfield is located in Madison County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Deerfield.
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Deerfield is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 617 miles [993 km] to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Deerfield.
    • Missouri
      • Vernon County
      • This Deerfield is located in Vernon County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Deerfield.
    • Montana
      • Fergus 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 Montana community of Deerfield [Fergus County].
    • Nebraska
      • Sarpy 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 Nebraska community of Deerfield [Sarpy County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Deerfield is located in Grafton County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Deerfield.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Deerfield is located in Rockingham County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Deerfield.
    • New Jersey
      • Cumberland County
      • This Deerfield is located in Cumberland County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Deerfield.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Deerfield is located in Oneida County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Deerfield.
      • Suffolk County
      • This Deerfield is located in Suffolk County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km] to the northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Deerfield.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Deerfield lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
    • Ohio
      • Portage County
      • This Deerfield is located in Portage County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Deerfield.
      • Warren County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Warren County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Deerfield.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Deerfield is located in Florence County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Deerfield.
      • Greenville County
      • This Deerfield is located in Greenville County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Deerfield.
      • Jasper County
      • This Deerfield is located in Jasper County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Deerfield.
      • Sumter County
      • This Deerfield is located in Sumter County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Deerfield.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This Deerfield is located in Pennington County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Deerfield.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Deerfield is located in Lawrence County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the west of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Deerfield.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Deerfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km] to the west of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Deerfield.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Deerfield is located in Rutherford County and lies 453 miles [729 km] to the west of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Deerfield.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Deerfield is located in Sullivan County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Deerfield.
      • Williamson County
      • This Deerfield is located in Williamson County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the west of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Deerfield.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Deerfield is located in Davis County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Deerfield.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Deerfield is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,845 miles [2,969.2 km] to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Deerfield.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Deerfield is located in Augusta County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Deerfield.
      • Goochland County
      • This Deerfield is located in Goochland County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Deerfield.
      • Newport News City
      • This Deerfield is located in Newport News City and lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Deerfield.
      • Prince William County
      • This Deerfield is located in Prince William County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Deerfield.
      • Suffolk City
      • This Deerfield is located in Suffolk City and lies 128 miles [206 km] to the northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Deerfield.
    • West Virginia
      • Wyoming 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 West Virginia community of Deerfield [Wyoming County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Deerfield is located in Dane County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Deerfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerfield ...

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.

  • Angelview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelview
    • Angelview is located in Wake County
  • Cobblestone
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
    • Cobblestone is located in Wake County
  • Eagle Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
    • Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
  • Emit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
    • Emit is located in Johnston County
  • Holly Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Lakes
    • Holly Lakes is located in Wake County
  • Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Johnston County
  • Knightdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
    • Knightdale is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <5>
  • Lizard Lick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lizard Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard Lick
    • Lizard Lick is located in Wake County
  • Maplewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Wake County
  • Meadowbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Wake County
  • Pebblebrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebblebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
    • Pebblebrook is located in Wake County

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

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

  • Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Deerfield to Raleigh, with an average speed<6> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deerfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deerfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deerfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7738, Longitude: -78.3608       In this case, the coordinates for Deerfield 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 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 Deerfield 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Deerfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Deerfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.793 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.997 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.368 degrees.









 

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