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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 Drewry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drewry 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 Drewry:
- 36.459371, -78.309481
- 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 Drewry
- 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 Vance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vance County
- Since Drewry is near Warren County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Drewry
Communities Also Named Drewry ...
We found two communities that are also named Drewry.
Within North Carolina, the name Drewry is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Monroe County
- This Drewry is located in Monroe County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Drewry that is located in Vance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Drewry.
- British Columbia
- This Drewry lies 2,113 miles [3,400.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Drewry that is located in Vance County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drewry ...
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.
- Bullocksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bullocksville is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocksville
- Flat Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Greystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greystone is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Harris Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
- Presbyterian Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Presbyterian Point is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Point
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Soul City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Townsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
How Far From Drewry 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 Drewry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drewry and extending to:
- Henderson, which is the Seat of Vance County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Drewry to Henderson, with an average speed<3> 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 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- Drewry) 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 Drewry 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 Drewry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4594, Longitude: -78.3095 In this case, the coordinates for Drewry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.745 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.044 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.117 degrees. |
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