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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 Kittrell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kittrell 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 Kittrell:
- 36.222172, -78.438532
- 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 Kittrell
- 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 Vance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vance County
- Since Kittrell is near Granville County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Granville County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Kittrell
Communities Also Named Kittrell ...
We found four communities that are also named Kittrell.
Within North Carolina, the name Kittrell is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Greene County
- This Kittrell is located in Greene County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kittrell that is located in Vance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Kittrell.
- Perry County
- This Kittrell is located in Perry County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km] to the west southwest of the Kittrell that is located in Vance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Kittrell.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Kittrell is located in Rutherford County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the west of the Kittrell that is located in Vance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Kittrell.
- Texas
- Walker County
- This Kittrell is located in Walker County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kittrell that is located in Vance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Kittrell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kittrell ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bobbitt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Rocky Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Seaman Way
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seaman Way is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman Way
- Willow Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Oaks is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
How Far From Kittrell 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 Kittrell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kittrell and extending to:
- Henderson, which is the Seat of Vance County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Kittrell to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 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 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 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- Kittrell) 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 Kittrell 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 Kittrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2222, Longitude: -78.4385 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.826 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.101 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.248 degrees. |
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