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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 Lawsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawsonville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lawsonville:
    • 36.489252, -80.232533
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lawsonville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lawsonville ...

We found two communities that share the name Lawsonville.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Lawsonville.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Lawsonville in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Rockingham County
      • This Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lawsonville that is located in Stokes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Lawsonville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • This Lawsonville is located in Rusk County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lawsonville that is located in Stokes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Lawsonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawsonville ...

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.

  • Delta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Stokes County
  • Dodgetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgetown
    • Dodgetown is located in Stokes County
  • Dry Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
    • Dry Pond is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Five Forks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Flat Shoals
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
    • Flat Shoals is located in Stokes County
  • Georges Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
    • Georges Mill is located in Stokes County
  • Gilbert Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mill
    • Gilbert Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Hartman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Hartman is located in Stokes County
  • Harts Store
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
    • Harts Store is located in Stokes County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jessup Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Mill
      • Jessup Mill is located in Stokes County
    • Meadows
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Nettleridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Peters Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Snow Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Stokes County

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

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

  • Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies just to the South.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Lawsonville to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stokes County: www.co.stokes.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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- Lawsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4893, Longitude: -80.2325    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Lawsonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.858 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.321 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.874 degrees.




 

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