Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Germanton:
  • 36.262915, -80.230882
  • 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 Germanton

• 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 Stokes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
  • Since Germanton is near Forsyth County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Germanton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Germanton ...

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.

• Chestnut Trails
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
• Creek View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Creek View is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
• Dennis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dennis is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Friendship
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Mountain View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Neatman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Neatman is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
• Poplar Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Rosebud
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosebud is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Rural Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rural Hall is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Hall <1>
• Stanleyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
• Walnut Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Cove is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Cove <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Germanton and extending to:

• Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Germanton to Danbury, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'