Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Northfields:
  • 35.410439, -77.963875
  • 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 Northfields

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Northfields is near Greene County and also Lenoir County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir 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 Northfields

Communities Also Named Northfields ...

We found one communities that are also named Northfields.

Within North Carolina, the name Northfields is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Northfields in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Albemarle County
    • This Northfields is located in Albemarle County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the north of the Northfields that is located in Wayne County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Northfields.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northfields ...

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.

• Green Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Meadows is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Greenleaf
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
• Hood Swamp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hood Swamp is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Swamp
• Irongate
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Irongate is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
• Mimosa Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mimosa Park is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
• Pleasant View
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pleasant View is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Ravenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ravenwood is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Sandy Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
• Stoney Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stoney Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
• Teakwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Teakwood is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakwood
• Tiffany Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tiffany Gardens is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northfields and extending to:

• Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Northfields to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'