Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mintonsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mintonsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mintonsville
- 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 Mintonsville:
- 36.343158, -76.634967
- 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 Mintonsville
- 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 Gates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gates County
- Since Mintonsville is near Chowan County and also Perquimans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chowan County
- eBird sighting report for Perquimans 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 Mintonsville ...
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.
- Carter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Hickory Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Crossroads
- Hickory Crossroads is located in Perquimans County
- Hobbsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Keys Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossroads
- Keys Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Mitchells Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Muddy Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Peach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Sandy Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
- Sign Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Silver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Gates County
- Trotville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Mintonsville 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 Mintonsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mintonsville and extending to:
- Gatesville, which is the Seat of Gates County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mintonsville to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mintonsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gates County: www.gatescounty.govoffice2.com/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mintonsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mintonsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3432, Longitude: -76.6350 |
| <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 Mintonsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.796 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.942 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.505 degrees. |