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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 Faro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Faro 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 Faro:
- 35.511549, -77.843870
- 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 Faro
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Faro is near Greene County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Faro
Communities Also Named Faro ...
We found two communities that are also named Faro.
Within North Carolina, the name Faro 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 ...
- Missouri
- Madison County
- This Faro is located in Madison County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Faro that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Faro.
- Yukon
- This Faro lies 2,984 miles [4,802.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Faro that is located in Wayne County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Faro ...
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.
- Cokers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cokers Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokers Crossroads
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Greenleaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Herrings Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Hood Swamp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hood Swamp is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Swamp
- Jason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Mimosa Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mimosa Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
- Parkstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Parkstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkstown
- Peacock Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Peacock Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Crossroads
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Ravenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
- Teakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Teakwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakwood
- Tiffany Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tiffany Gardens is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens
- Watery Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Watery Branch is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watery Branch
How Far From Faro 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 Faro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Faro and extending to:
- Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Faro to Goldsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Faro) 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 Faro 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 Faro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5115, Longitude: -77.8439 In this case, the coordinates for Faro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.508 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.631 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.258 degrees. |
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