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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 Johnson Siding, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnson Siding 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 Johnson Siding:
- 35.658220, -76.667437
- 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 Johnson Siding
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Johnson Siding is near Washington County and also Hyde County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hyde 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 Johnson Siding
Communities Also Named Johnson Siding ...
We found one communities that are also named Johnson Siding.
Within North Carolina, the name Johnson Siding is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Johnson Siding in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Dakota
- Pennington County
- This Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County and lies 1,524 miles [2,452.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Johnson Siding that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Johnson Siding.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnson Siding ...
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.
- Bishops Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bishops Cross is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Cross
- Hoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoke is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoke
- Hoophole Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoophole Landing is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoophole Landing
- Pike Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pike Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Road
- Piney Grove Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove Landing is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Landing
- Rodmans Quarter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rodmans Quarter is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodmans Quarter
- Sixth Siding
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sixth Siding is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixth Siding
- Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
How Far From Johnson Siding 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 Johnson Siding to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnson Siding and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Johnson Siding to Washington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the west (W). 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 224 miles [360.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnson Siding) 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 Johnson Siding 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 Johnson Siding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6582, Longitude: -76.6674 In this case, the coordinates for Johnson Siding have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.843 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.893 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.762 degrees. |
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