Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Michfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Michfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Michfield
- 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 Michfield:
- 35.578167, -79.776401
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Michfield
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Michfield is near Montgomery County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Moore 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Michfield ...
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.
- Black Ankle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Ankle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
- Black Ankle is located in Montgomery County
- Cedar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Randolph County
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Randolph County
- Cheeks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Ether
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Flint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Hamlet Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlet Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Lakes
- Hamlet Lakes is located in Randolph County
- Jugtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jugtown
- From Michfield to Jugtown
- Mechanic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mechanic
- From Michfield to Mechanic
- Seagrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove
- Seagrove is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagrove <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Seagrove
- From Michfield to Seagrove
- Steeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Michfield 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 Michfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Michfield and extending to:
- Asheboro, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Michfield to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,736 miles [7,621.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Michfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Randolph County: www.co.randolph.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Michfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Michfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5782, Longitude: -79.7764 In this case, the coordinates for Michfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Michfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.606 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.898 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.98 degrees. |