Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parmele, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parmele and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parmele
- 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 Parmele:
- 35.818941, -77.314578
- 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 Parmele
- 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Since Parmele is near Pitt County and also Edgecombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- eBird sighting report for Edgecombe 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parmele ...
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.
- Church Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Crossroads
- Church Crossroads is located in Martin County
- Conetoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Everetts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Fountain Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Fork
- Fountain Fork is located in Edgecombe County
- Gold Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Mayos Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayos Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Crossroads
- Mayos Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Minnie Bert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnie Bert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie Bert
- Minnie Bert is located in Pitt County
- Oak City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Stokes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Parmele 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 town such as Parmele to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Parmele and extending to:
- Williamston, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Parmele to Williamston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west (W). 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 213 miles [342.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parmele. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Martin County: www.martincountyncgov.com
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Parmele) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parmele. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8189, Longitude: -77.3146 In this case, the coordinates for Parmele have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Parmele to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.20 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.325 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.951 degrees. |