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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 Grantham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grantham 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 Grantham:
- 35.297196, -78.163541
- 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 Grantham
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Grantham is near Sampson County and also Johnston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sampson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston 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 Grantham
Communities Also Named Grantham ...
We found six communities that are also named Grantham.
Within North Carolina, the name Grantham is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, three are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Grantham lies 1,973 miles [3,175.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grantham that is located in Wayne County.
- British Columbia
- This Grantham lies 2,535 miles [4,079.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grantham that is located in Wayne County.
- Florida
- Washington County
- This Grantham is located in Washington County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Grantham that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Grantham.
- New Hampshire
- Sullivan County
- This Grantham is located in Sullivan County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Grantham that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Grantham.
- Ontario
- This Grantham lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the north of the Grantham that is located in Wayne County.
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Grantham is located in Cumberland County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the north of the Grantham that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Grantham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grantham ...
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.
- Calypso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Dobbersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
- Foxfire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Foxfire is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Monks Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monks Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Crossroads
- Overshot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Overshot is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overshot
- Rosewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Sleepy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Spring Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Hope is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Starlight
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Starlight is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight
- Stevens Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Mill is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill
How Far From Grantham 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 Grantham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grantham and extending to:
- Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grantham to Goldsboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,675 miles [7,523.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grantham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Grantham 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 Grantham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2972, Longitude: -78.1635 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.693 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.812 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.451 degrees. |
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