Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pee Dee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pee Dee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pee Dee
- 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 Pee Dee:
- 35.027096, -79.989224
- 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 Pee Dee
- 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 Anson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anson County
- Since Pee Dee is near Richmond County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Pee Dee ...
We found four communities that share the name Pee Dee.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Pee Dee.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Pee Dee [Florence County].
- Marion County
- This Pee Dee is located in Marion County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pee Dee that is located in Anson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pee Dee.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pee Dee ...
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.
- Beverly ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Ex-Way
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Richmond County
- Honey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Littles Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
- Lookout ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Paris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Piney Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
- Sugar Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
How Far From Pee Dee 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 Pee Dee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Pee Dee once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pee Dee and extending to:
- Wadesboro, which is the Seat of Anson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Pee Dee to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 6 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 312 miles [502.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,768 miles [7,673.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Anson County: www.co.anson.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- Pee Dee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pee Dee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0271, Longitude: -79.9892 In this case, the coordinates for Pee Dee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pee Dee 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pee Dee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pee Dee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.732 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.962 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.233 degrees. |