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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 Parrott Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parrott Fork 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 Parrott Fork:
- 35.221552, -77.616637
- 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 Parrott Fork
- 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
- Since Parrott Fork is near Jones County and also Craven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craven 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 Parrott Fork
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parrott Fork ...
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.
- Booker T Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Booker T Washington is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T Washington
- Club Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
- Clubview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clubview is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
- Falling Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- George Washington Carver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Greenmead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmead is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmead
- Grove Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Park is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Harveytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Howard Hights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
- Liberty Hill Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill Park is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Park
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mary Beth Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mary Beth Park is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Beth Park
- Meadow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Brook is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Pot Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pot Neck is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Neck
- Random Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Random Woods is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
- Rolling Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Pines is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Pines
- Sandy Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tarheel Courts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tarheel Courts is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel Courts
- Tower Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Heights is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
- Wise Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
How Far From Parrott Fork 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 Parrott Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Parrott Fork and extending to:
- Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Parrott Fork to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,653 miles [7,488.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parrott Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Parrott Fork 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 Parrott Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2216, Longitude: -77.6166 In this case, the coordinates for Parrott Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.388 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.451 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.269 degrees. |
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