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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 Neatman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neatman 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 Neatman:
- 36.313887, -80.264645
- 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 Neatman
- 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 Stokes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Since Neatman is near Forsyth County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Neatman
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neatman ...
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.
- Chestnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Trails
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Flat Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Friendship is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Germanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Poplar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Quaker Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosebud is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rural Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Neatman to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Neatman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Neatman and extending to:
- Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Neatman 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four 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 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Neatman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Neatman 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 Neatman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3139, Longitude: -80.2646 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.88 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.32 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.942 degrees. |
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