Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mocksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mocksville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mocksville
- 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 Mocksville:
- 35.895378, -80.561733
- 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 Mocksville
- 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 Davie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davie County
- Since Mocksville is near Davidson County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- eBird sighting report for Rowan 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
Communities Also Named Mocksville ...
We found one communities that share the name Mocksville.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Mocksville.
Beyond North Carolina.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Rowan County
- This Mocksville is located in Rowan County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mocksville that is located in Davie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Mocksville.
- Rowan County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mocksville ...
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.
- Bixby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Booetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Clicks Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clicks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clicks Ferry
- Clicks Ferry is located in Davidson County
- Davie Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davie Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Crossroads
- Davie Crossroads is located in Davie County
- Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Davie County
- Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Maine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Martins Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Martins Store is located in Davie County
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Mocksville 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 town such as Mocksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mocksville and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mocksville 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mocksville: www.mocksville.org/
The official website for Davie County: www.co.davie.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mocksville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mocksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8954, Longitude: -80.5617 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Mocksville 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 310.057 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.461 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.191 degrees. |