Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Idol Park:
  • 36.379859, -79.977819
  • 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 Idol Park

• 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Since Idol Park is near Stokes County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes 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 Idol Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Idol Park ...

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.

• Beaver Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
• Bethany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethany is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Buffalo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Ceramic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ceramic is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceramic
• Dan Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dan Valley is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Valley
• Deep Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep Springs is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
• Delta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Delta is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Dodgetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodgetown is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgetown
• Gold Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Pleasantville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville

How Far From Idol Park 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 Idol Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Idol Park to Wentworth, 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'