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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 Marlboro Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marlboro Forest 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 Marlboro Forest:
- 35.585438, -77.611639
- 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 Marlboro Forest
- 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since Marlboro Forest is near Greene County and also Edgecombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe 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 Marlboro Forest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marlboro Forest ...
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.
- Birchwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Birchwood is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- California is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Daisy Siding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Daisy Siding is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Siding
- Farmville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Herrings Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Kings Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Lizzie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lizzie is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Willow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From Marlboro Forest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Marlboro Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Marlboro Forest and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Marlboro Forest to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 59 miles [95 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Marlboro Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Marlboro Forest 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 Marlboro Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5854, Longitude: -77.6116 In this case, the coordinates for Marlboro Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.375 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.49 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.145 degrees. |
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