Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hobbsville:
  • 36.347306, -76.604348
  • 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 Hobbsville

• 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 Gates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gates County
  • Since Hobbsville is near Chowan County and also Perquimans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans 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 Hobbsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobbsville ...

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.

• Carter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Carter is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Greens Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greens Fork is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Fork
• Hickory Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Crossroads is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Crossroads
• Joppa
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Joppa is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Keys Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Keys Crossroads is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossroads
• Mitchells Fork
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mitchells Fork
  • From Hobbsville to Mitchells Fork
• Muddy Cross
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Muddy Cross
  • From Hobbsville to Muddy Cross
• Peach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Peach is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
• Sandy Cross
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
• Sign Pine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sign Pine is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Pine
• Trotville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Trotville is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hobbsville and extending to:

• Gatesville, which is the Seat of Gates County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hobbsville to Gatesville, with an average speed<2> 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'