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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 Footville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Footville 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 Footville:
- 36.0608, -80.701963
- 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 Footville
- 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 Yadkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
- Since Footville is near Davie County and also Iredell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell 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 Footville
Communities Also Named Footville ...
We found two communities that are also named Footville.
Within North Carolina, the name Footville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Footville is located in Ashtabula County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the north of the Footville that is located in Yadkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Footville.
- Wisconsin
- Rock County
- This Footville is located in Rock County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Footville that is located in Yadkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Footville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Footville ...
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.
- Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Eagle Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Hickory
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lone Hickory is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hickory
- Longtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Shacktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shacktown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacktown
- Sugartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugartown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
How Far From Footville 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 Footville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Footville and extending to:
- Yadkinville, which is the Seat of Yadkin County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Footville to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Footville) 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 Footville 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 Footville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0608, Longitude: -80.7020 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.137 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.578 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.196 degrees. |
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