Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gentry Store:
  • 36.460141, -78.920287
  • 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 Gentry Store

• 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 Person County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Person County
  • Since Gentry Store is near Halifax County and also Granville 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 Granville 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 Gentry Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gentry Store ...

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.

• Christie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Christie is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
• Chub Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chub Lake is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub Lake
• Denny Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Denny Store is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Store
• Five Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Five Forks is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Harmony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hicks Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hicks Village is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
• Lake View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake View is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Mayo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
• Rogersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogersville is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Triple Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Triple Springs is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Springs

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

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

• Roxboro, which is the Seat of Person County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Gentry Store to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 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 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'