Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Palmyra, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmyra and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Palmyra
- 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 Palmyra:
- 36.071190, -77.341357
- 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 Palmyra
- 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Palmyra is near Martin County and also Bertie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Martin County
- eBird sighting report for Bertie 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 Palmyra ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Palmyra.
Within North Carolina, the name Palmyra is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lowndes County
- This Palmyra is located in Lowndes County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Palmyra that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Palmyra.
- Pike County
- This Palmyra is located in Pike County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km] to the west southwest of the Palmyra that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Palmyra.
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Lee County
- This Palmyra is located in Lee County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Palmyra that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Palmyra.
- Macoupin County
- This Palmyra is located in Macoupin County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the west northwest of the Palmyra that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Palmyra.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Knox County
- This Palmyra is located in Knox County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Palmyra that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Palmyra.
- Portage County
- This Palmyra is located in Portage County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the north northwest of the Palmyra that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Palmyra.
- Ontario
- This Palmyra lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Palmyra that is located in Halifax County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- Fluvanna County
- This Palmyra is located in Fluvanna County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Palmyra that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Palmyra.
- Suffolk City
- This Palmyra is located in Suffolk City and lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast of the Palmyra that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Palmyra.
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmyra ...
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.
- Edwards Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Fork
- Edwards Fork is located in Halifax County
- Fountain Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Fork
- Fountain Fork is located in Edgecombe County
- Hills Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Hills Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Hobgood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Mount Pilgrim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pilgrim have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pilgrim
- Mount Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Oak City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Oak City is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak City <5>
- Piney Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Edgecombe County
- Scotland Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Neck
- Scotland Neck is located in Halifax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland Neck <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Scotland Neck
- From Palmyra to Scotland Neck
- Speed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Speed
- From Palmyra to Speed
How Far From Palmyra 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 Palmyra to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmyra and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Palmyra to Halifax, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 195 miles [313.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmyra. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Halifax County: www.halifaxnc.com/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Palmyra) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palmyra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0712, Longitude: -77.3414 In this case, the coordinates for Palmyra have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Palmyra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Palmyra 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Palmyra to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.206 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.37 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.874 degrees. |