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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 Longtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Longtown 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 Longtown:
- 36.147635, -80.770345
- 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 Longtown
- 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 Yadkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
- Since Longtown is near Surry County and also Iredell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell 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 Longtown
Communities Also Named Longtown ...
We found eight communities that are also named Longtown.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Longtown.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Burke County
- This Longtown is located in Burke County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Longtown that is located in Yadkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Longtown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lawrence County
- This Longtown is located in Lawrence County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Longtown that is located in Yadkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Longtown.
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This Longtown is located in Panola County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west of the Longtown that is located in Yadkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Longtown.
- Missouri
- Perry County
- This Longtown is located in Perry County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Longtown that is located in Yadkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Longtown.
- Oklahoma
- Pittsburg County
- This Longtown is located in Pittsburg County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the west of the Longtown that is located in Yadkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Longtown.
- South Carolina
- Fairfield County
- This Longtown is located in Fairfield County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the south of the Longtown that is located in Yadkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Longtown.
- Tennessee
- Fayette County
- This Longtown is located in Fayette County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the west of the Longtown that is located in Yadkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Longtown.
- Hawkins County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Longtown [Hawkins County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Longtown ...
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.
- Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Cycle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Eagle Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Footville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Houstonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Hickory is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hickory
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pea Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sugartown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sugartown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
- Swan Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Union Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Cross is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Union Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
How Far From Longtown 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 Longtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Longtown and extending to:
- Yadkinville, which is the Seat of Yadkin County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Longtown to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Longtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Longtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Longtown 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 Longtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1476, Longitude: -80.7703 In this case, the coordinates for Longtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.177 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.635 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.197 degrees. |
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