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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 Dew Field, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dew Field 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 Dew Field:
- 35.785712, -77.933874
- 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 Dew Field
- 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Dew Field is near Nash County and also Edgecombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nash County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe 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 Dew Field
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dew Field ...
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.
- Dunn Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dunn Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Crossroads
- Elizabeth Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Heights is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
- Elm City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Finch Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Finch Mill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Mill
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hominy Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hominy Heights is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Heights
- Ponderosa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ponderosa is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Quail Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quail Hollow is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rosebud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosebud is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Seven Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Seven Hills is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Stoneybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stoneybrook is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- White Fox
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Fox is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Dew Field 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 Dew Field to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dew Field and extending to:
- Wilson, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Dew Field to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dew Field) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dew Field 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 Dew Field. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7857, Longitude: -77.9339 In this case, the coordinates for Dew Field have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.551 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.722 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.20 degrees. |
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