Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flying Elephant Ranch:
  • 36.018751, -79.157236
  • 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 Flying Elephant Ranch

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Flying Elephant Ranch is near Alamance County and also Durham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Durham 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 Flying Elephant Ranch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flying Elephant Ranch ...

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.

• Cheeks Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
• Cornwallis Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornwallis Hills is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis Hills
• Falls of New Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Falls of New Hope is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls of New Hope
• Fox Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Meadows is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
• Holly Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Meadows is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Meadows
• Manor Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Manor Hill is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
• Orange Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Grove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Orange Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Orange Heights is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
• Rosewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosewood is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Stagecoach Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
• Stagecoach Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stagecoach Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Run
• Sugar Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sugar Ridge is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
• Walnut Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
• Wildwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Flying Elephant Ranch 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 Flying Elephant Ranch to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Flying Elephant Ranch to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'