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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Granite Village 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 Village:
- 36.090970, -79.374186
- 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 Village
- 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 Alamance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
- Since Granite Village is near Orange County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 Village
Communities Also Named Granite Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Granite Village.
Within North Carolina, the name Granite Village is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Granite Village in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Granite Village lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Granite Village that is located in Alamance County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Granite Village ...
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.
- Cedar Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Crest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Florence Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Florence Town is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Town
- Graham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Grove Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grove Park is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Haw River
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hawfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Hunting Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Quail Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Hollow is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Granite Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Granite Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Granite Village and extending to:
- Graham, which is the Seat of Alamance County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Granite Village to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> 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 232 miles [373.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Granite Village) 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 Granite Village 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 Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0910, Longitude: -79.3742 In this case, the coordinates for Granite Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.367 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.70 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.659 degrees. |
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