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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 Liberia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Liberia 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 Liberia:
- 36.356537, -78.096380
- 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 Liberia
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Liberia is near Franklin County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 Liberia
Communities Also Named Liberia ...
We found two communities that are also named Liberia.
Within North Carolina, the name Liberia is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Liberia [New Haven County].
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- This Liberia is located in Pickens County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Liberia that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Liberia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Liberia ...
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.
- Alert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Five Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Gold Sand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gold Sand is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Sand
- Grove Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grove Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Inez
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Inez is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Lickskillet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marmaduke
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marmaduke is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaduke
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Soul City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Wise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
How Far From Liberia 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 Liberia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Liberia and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Liberia to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 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 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Liberia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Liberia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Liberia 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 Liberia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3565, Longitude: -78.0964 In this case, the coordinates for Liberia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.626 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.893 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.069 degrees. |
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