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:
  • 35.718473, -80.498948
  • 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 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
  • Since Mocksville 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 Mocksville

Communities Also Named Mocksville ...

We found one communities that are also named Mocksville.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Mocksville.

Beyond North Carolina.

• Communities Located In North Carolina ...
  • Davie County
    • This Mocksville is located in Davie County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mocksville that is located in Rowan County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Mocksville.

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.

• Cedarcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 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 southeast)
  • 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 southwest)
  • Holly Park is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
• Lincoln Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Lockeland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lockeland is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockeland
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Salisbury
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <2>
• Steel ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Steel is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
• Sunrise Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sunrise Park is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park

How Far From Mocksville 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 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:

• Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 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 6,183 miles [9,950.6 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 4,762 miles [7,663.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'