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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 Mount Vernon Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Vernon Springs 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 Mount Vernon Springs:
- 35.667920, -79.425299
- 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 Mount Vernon Springs
- 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- Since Mount Vernon Springs is near Randolph County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Mount Vernon Springs
Communities Also Named Mount Vernon Springs ...
We found one communities that are also named Mount Vernon Springs.
Within North Carolina, the name Mount Vernon Springs is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Mount Vernon Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Mount Vernon Springs is located in DeKalb County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Vernon Springs that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Mount Vernon Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Vernon Springs ...
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.
- Cheeks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cheeks is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
- Farmville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Gum Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Harpers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harpers Crossroads is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Crossroads
- Haw Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Haw Branch is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Branch
- High Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- High Falls is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
- Holly Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Parks Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Parks Crossroads is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Crossroads
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Silk Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
How Far From Mount Vernon Springs 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 Mount Vernon Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Vernon Springs and extending to:
- Pittsboro, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Vernon Springs to Pittsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mount Vernon Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mount Vernon Springs 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 Mount Vernon Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6679, Longitude: -79.4253 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Vernon Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.403 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.679 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.815 degrees. |
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