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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 Obids, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Obids 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 Obids:
- 36.308704, -81.387022
- 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 Obids
- 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 Ashe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe County
- Since Obids is near Wilkes County and also Watauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga 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 Obids
Curious and Interesting Names Near Obids ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Fleetwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
- Idlewild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Lester ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Ore Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Knob
- Orion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oval
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oval is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval
- Parsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Stony Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Obids 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 Obids to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Obids and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Obids to Jefferson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six 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 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Obids) 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 Obids 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 Obids. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3087, Longitude: -81.3870 In this case, the coordinates for Obids have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.538 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.073 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.397 degrees. |
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