Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Koontzville:
  • 36.143469, -79.768642
  • 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 Koontzville

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

Communities Also Named Koontzville ...

We found two communities that are also named Koontzville.

Within North Carolina, the name Koontzville is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bedford County
    • This Koontzville is located in Bedford County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Koontzville that is located in Guilford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Koontzville.
  • Washington
    • Okanogan County
    • This Koontzville is located in Okanogan County and lies 2,140 miles [3,444 km]<1> to the northwest of the Koontzville that is located in Guilford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okanogan County community of Koontzville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Koontzville ...

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.

• Fisher Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fisher Park is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Park
• Forest Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
• Green Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Lake Daniel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
• Proximity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Proximity is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proximity
• Spicewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Spicewood is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
• Summit Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Summit Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
• Sunset Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Three Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Three Meadows is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Meadows

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Koontzville and extending to:

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Koontzville to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,133 miles [9,870.1 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>'