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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 Milford Knoll, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milford Knoll 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 Milford Knoll:
- 35.695973, -80.500615
- 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 Milford Knoll
- 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Since Milford Knoll is near Davidson County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Milford Knoll
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milford Knoll ...
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.
- Cedarcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarcrest is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Eagle Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eagle Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Holly Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holly Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lockeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lockeland is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockeland
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mocksville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
- Sunrise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
How Far From Milford Knoll 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 Milford Knoll to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Milford Knoll and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Milford Knoll to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 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 '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- Milford Knoll) 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 Milford Knoll 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 Milford Knoll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6960, Longitude: -80.5006 In this case, the coordinates for Milford Knoll have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.023 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.393 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.228 degrees. |
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