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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 Palmerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmerville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Palmerville:
    • 35.427555, -80.116695
    • 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 Palmerville
  • 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 Palmerville ...

We found two communities that share the name Palmerville.

Within North Carolina, the name Palmerville is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Palmerville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Palmerville that is located in Stanly County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Palmerville.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Palmerville is located in Berkeley County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south of the Palmerville that is located in Stanly County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Palmerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmerville ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Montgomery County
  • Centurion Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centurion Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Park
    • Centurion Park is located in Stanly County
  • Eldorado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
  • Forest Drive
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Drive
    • Forest Drive is located in Stanly County
  • Greenwood Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
    • Greenwood Park is located in Stanly County
  • Halls Ferry Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Ferry Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Junction
    • Halls Ferry Junction is located in Stanly County
  • Heathwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
    • Heathwood is located in Stanly County
  • Holiday Shores
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
    • Holiday Shores is located in Montgomery County
  • Lake in the Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake in the Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake in the Pine
    • Lake in the Pine is located in Montgomery County
  • Palestine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Stanly County
  • Springhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
    • Springhaven is located in Stanly County
  • Stokes Ferry ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Ferry
    • Stokes Ferry is located in Davidson County
  • Sugarloaf Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Shores
    • Sugarloaf Shores is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Palmerville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Palmerville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Albemarle, which is the Seat of Stanly County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Palmerville to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 293 miles [471.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five 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 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stanly County: www.co.stanly.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palmerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palmerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4276, Longitude: -80.1167    
<2>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.
<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 Palmerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.803 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.102 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.16 degrees.









 

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