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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 Lynchs Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynchs Corner 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 Lynchs Corner:
    • 36.422932, -76.421054
    • 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 Lynchs Corner
  • 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 Pasquotank County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasquotank County
    • Since Lynchs Corner is near Camden County and also Gates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gates 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 Lynchs Corner

Communities Also Named Lynchs Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Lynchs Corner.

Within North Carolina, the name Lynchs Corner is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the north of the Lynchs Corner that is located in Pasquotank County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Lynchs Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynchs Corner ...

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.

  • Burnt Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Fauna ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fauna is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauna
  • Folly Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Folly Fork is located in Gates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Fork
  • Greens Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greens Fork is located in Gates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Fork
  • Hickory Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Crossroads is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Crossroads
  • Horseshoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Horseshoe is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Joppa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Joppa is located in Chowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Keys Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Keys Crossroads is located in Gates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossroads
  • Lilly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lilly is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
  • Peach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Peach is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
  • Pierceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pierceville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
  • Sandy Cross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
  • Tar Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tar Corner is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Corner

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

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

  • Elizabeth City, which is the Seat of Pasquotank County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lynchs Corner to Elizabeth City, with an average speed<2> 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 131 miles [210.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lynchs Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lynchs Corner 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 Lynchs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4229, Longitude: -76.4211       In this case, the coordinates for Lynchs Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.672 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.812 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.394 degrees.