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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 Mazeppa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mazeppa 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 Mazeppa:
- 35.642241, -80.782086
- 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 Mazeppa
- 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 Iredell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell County
- Since Mazeppa is near Rowan County and also Cabarrus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus 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 Mazeppa
Communities Also Named Mazeppa ...
We found three communities that are also named Mazeppa.
Within North Carolina, the name Mazeppa is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mazeppa [Fulton County].
- Minnesota
- Wabasha County
- This Mazeppa is located in Wabasha County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<2> to the northwest of the Mazeppa that is located in Iredell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabasha County community of Mazeppa.
- Pennsylvania
- Union County
- This Mazeppa is located in Union County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mazeppa that is located in Iredell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Mazeppa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mazeppa ...
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.
- Barber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Poplar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Five Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glenn Echo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn Echo is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Echo
- Green Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Mayhew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ourdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ourdell is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourdell
- Shepherds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Troutman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Mazeppa 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 Mazeppa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mazeppa and extending to:
- Statesville, which is the Seat of Iredell County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mazeppa to Statesville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Mazeppa could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mazeppa) 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 Mazeppa 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 Mazeppa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6422, Longitude: -80.7821 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.186 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.572 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.356 degrees. |
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