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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 Miranda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miranda 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 Miranda:
- 35.594028, -80.653123
- 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 Miranda
- 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 Miranda is near Cabarrus County and also Iredell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell 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 Miranda
Communities Also Named Miranda ...
We found five communities that are also named Miranda.
Within North Carolina, the name Miranda is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Miranda is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,350 miles [3,782 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Miranda that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Miranda.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Miranda is located in Hillsborough County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Miranda that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Miranda.
- Kentucky
- Nicholas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Miranda [Nicholas County].
- South Dakota
- Faulk County
- This Miranda is located in Faulk County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<1> to the northwest of the Miranda that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulk County community of Miranda.
- Tennessee
- Overton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Miranda [Overton County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Miranda ...
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.
- Bear Poplar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Centerview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centerview is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- China Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fisher Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glass is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Harris Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Harts ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Lock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lock is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Orchard Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Shady Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Brook is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
How Far From Miranda to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Miranda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Miranda once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Miranda and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Miranda to Salisbury, with an average speed<5> 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 113 miles [181.9 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 302 miles [486 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Miranda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Miranda 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Miranda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Miranda 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 Miranda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5940, Longitude: -80.6531 In this case, the coordinates for Miranda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.111 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.48 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.319 degrees. |
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