Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Knap of Reeds:
  • 36.152922, -78.778894
  • 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 Knap of Reeds

• 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 Knap of Reeds is near Durham County and also Person County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Durham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Person 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 Knap of Reeds

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knap of Reeds ...

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.

• Bahama
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bahama is located in Durham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bahama <1>
• Lyons
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lyons is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Mount Energy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mount Energy is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
• Orange Factory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Orange Factory is located in Durham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Factory
• Quail Roost
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Quail Roost is located in Durham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Roost
• Red Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Mountain is located in Durham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
• Sandy Plain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Plain is located in Wake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plain
• Shoofly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shoofly is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoofly
• Stem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stem is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
• Weaver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaver is located in Durham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver

How Far From Knap of Reeds 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 Knap of Reeds to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Knap of Reeds and extending to:

• Oxford, which is the Seat of Granville County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Knap of Reeds to Oxford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'