Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Earleys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Earleys and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Earleys

• 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 Earleys:
  • 36.256525, -77.027771
  • 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 Earleys

• 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 Hertford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hertford County
  • Since Earleys is near Bertie County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Earleys

Curious and Interesting Names Near Earleys ...

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.

• Buzzards Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Buzzards Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Crossroads
• California
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • California is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
• Elm Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Grove is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Francis Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Francis Mill is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mill
• Glovers Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Glovers Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Crossroads
• Millennium
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Millennium is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millennium
• Pleasant Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
• Poor Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Poor Town is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
• Trap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Trap is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Earleys to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Earleys to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Earleys and extending to:

• Winton, which is the Seat of Hertford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Earleys to Winton, with an average speed<2> 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'