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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 Pala Alto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pala Alto 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 Pala Alto:
- 34.802105, -77.218010
- 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 Pala Alto
- 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 Onslow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- Since Pala Alto is near Carteret County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Pala Alto
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pala Alto ...
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.
- Branchwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Branchwood is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Bucks Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucks Corner is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
- Cedar Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- College Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- College Park is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Forest Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Hawkside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hawkside is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkside
- Houston Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
- Indian Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Piney Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Pumpkin Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Silverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silverdale is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Walnut Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Willow Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Pala Alto 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 Pala Alto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pala Alto and extending to:
- Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pala Alto to Jacksonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pala Alto) 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 Pala Alto 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 Pala Alto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8021, Longitude: -77.2180 In this case, the coordinates for Pala Alto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.177 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.148 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.262 degrees. |
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