Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Ford:
  • 35.634328, -77.063843
  • 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 Old Ford

• 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Since Old Ford is near Martin County and also Pitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt 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 Old Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Ford ...

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.

• Bear Grass
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
• Coreys Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Coreys Crossroads is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Crossroads
• Douglas Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas Crossroads is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Crossroads
• Farmlife
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmlife is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlife
• Hall Swamp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hall Swamp is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Swamp
• Hootentown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hootentown is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootentown
• Mimosa Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mimosa Shores is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Shores
• Pineygrove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pineygrove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineygrove
• Porter Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Porter Junction is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Junction
• River Road
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • River Road is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
• Rosedale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Slatestone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Slatestone is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatestone
• Smallwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Smallwood is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Old Ford and extending to:

• Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the South.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Old Ford to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 225 miles [362.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'