Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Northside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northside
- 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 Northside:
- 35.857082, -80.267829
- 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 Northside
- 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Since Northside is near Davie County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davie County
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Northside ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Northside.
There are three communities within North Carolina that are also named Northside.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Granville County
- Wake County
- Wilson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Ada County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Northside [Ada County].
- Gem County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Northside [Gem County].
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Northside lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Northside that is located in Davidson County.
- Ohio
- Saskatchewan
- This Northside lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Northside that is located in Davidson County.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- This Northside is located in Norfolk City and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Northside that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Northside.
- Richmond City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Northside [Richmond City].
- Roanoke City
- This Northside is located in Roanoke City and lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the north of the Northside that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Northside.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northside ...
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.
- Arnold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Currytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Jakesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakesville
- Jakesville is located in Davidson County
- Kentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Davidson County
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Davidson County
- Random Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Random Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
- Random Woods is located in Davidson County
- Reeds Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossroads
- Reeds Crossroads is located in Davidson County
- Royal Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Park
- Royal Park is located in Davidson County
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Davidson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welcome <4>
How Far From Northside 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 Northside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northside and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Northside to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Northside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Northside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8571, Longitude: -80.2678 In this case, the coordinates for Northside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Northside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.887 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.261 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.086 degrees. |