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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 Granite Quarry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Granite Quarry 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 Granite Quarry:
- 35.613730, -80.445855
- 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 Granite Quarry
- 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Since Granite Quarry is near Davidson County and also Cabarrus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus 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 Granite Quarry
Communities Also Named Granite Quarry ...
We found one communities that are also named Granite Quarry.
Within North Carolina, the name Granite Quarry is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Granite Quarry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Waupaca County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Granite Quarry [Waupaca County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Granite Quarry ...
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.
- Cedarcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedarcrest is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Cross Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cross Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Heights
- Faith
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grady Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grady Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Heights
- Lincoln Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lock is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Mirror Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mirror Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Park
- Orchard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Steel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Steel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
- Sunrise Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
- Timbercreek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Union Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Terrace is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Terrace
How Far From Granite Quarry 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 town such as Granite Quarry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Granite Quarry and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Granite Quarry to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Granite Quarry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Granite Quarry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Granite Quarry 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 Granite Quarry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6137, Longitude: -80.4459 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.991 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.345 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.232 degrees. |
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