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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 Huntsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntsboro 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 Huntsboro:
- 36.359311, -78.537778
- 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 Huntsboro
- 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 Granville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Granville County
- Since Huntsboro is near Vance County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vance County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Huntsboro
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntsboro ...
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 Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Belltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Bullock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Fairport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Gill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Harris Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hicks Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossroads
- Hunters Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Kellys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kellys Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Knotts Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knotts Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossroads
- Lewis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lewis is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Seaman Way
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seaman Way is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman Way
- Willow Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Oaks is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
How Far From Huntsboro 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 Huntsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Huntsboro and extending to:
- Oxford, which is the Seat of Granville County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Huntsboro to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Huntsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Huntsboro 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 Huntsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3593, Longitude: -78.5378 In this case, the coordinates for Huntsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.879 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.182 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.241 degrees. |
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