Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Embro:
  • 36.376537, -78.054991
  • 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 Embro

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Embro is near Halifax County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Embro

Communities Also Named Embro ...

We found one communities that are also named Embro.

Within North Carolina, the name Embro is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Embro in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Embro lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Embro that is located in Warren County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Embro ...

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.

• Enterprise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Enterprise is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Five Forks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Grove Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Inez
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Inez is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
• Liberia
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberia is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberia
• Lickskillet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lickskillet is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
• Littleton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <2>
• Marmaduke
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Marmaduke is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaduke
• Roper Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Roper Springs is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Springs
• Snow Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Snow Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Wise
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wise is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise

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

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

• Warrenton, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Embro to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,049 miles [9,734.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'