Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Misenheimer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Misenheimer and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Misenheimer

• 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 Misenheimer:
  • 35.481453, -80.286702
  • 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 Misenheimer

• 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 Stanly County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly County
  • Since Misenheimer 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 Misenheimer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Misenheimer ...

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.

• Centurion Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Centurion Park is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Park
• Drys Mill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
• Finger
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Finger is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
• Gold Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold Hill is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Hill <1>
• Greenwood Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Park is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
• Halls Ferry Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls Ferry Junction is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Junction
• High Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • High Rock is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Liberty is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Palestine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Palestine is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Pauls Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pauls Crossing is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossing
• Plyer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Plyer is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
• Pool ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pool is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
• Stokes Ferry ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stokes Ferry is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Ferry

How Far From Misenheimer 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 village such as Misenheimer to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Misenheimer and extending to:

• Albemarle, which is the Seat of Stanly County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Misenheimer to Albemarle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 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 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 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>'