Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grabtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grabtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grabtown
- 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 Grabtown:
- 35.957103, -77.033011
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Grabtown
- 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 Bertie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bertie County
- Since Grabtown is near Martin County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Martin County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Grabtown ...
We found one communities that share the name Grabtown.
Within North Carolina, the name Grabtown is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Grabtown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grabtown ...
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.
- Bear Grass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buzzards Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Crossroads
- Buzzards Crossroads is located in Bertie County
- Church Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Crossroads
- Church Crossroads is located in Martin County
- Coreys Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coreys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Crossroads
- Coreys Crossroads is located in Martin County
- Drew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Elm Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Everetts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Farmlife
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Francis Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mill
- Francis Mill is located in Bertie County
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- Gold Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jamesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesville <4>
- Merry Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Oak City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Oak City is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak City <4>
- Republican
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republican have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican
- Republican is located in Bertie County
- Todds Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todds Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Crossroads
- Todds Crossroads is located in Bertie County
- Gold Point
How Far From Grabtown 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 Grabtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grabtown and extending to:
- Windsor, which is the Seat of Bertie County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Grabtown to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grabtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bertie County: www.co.bertie.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grabtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grabtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9571, Longitude: -77.0330 In this case, the coordinates for Grabtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Grabtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.036 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.159 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.796 degrees. |