Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pendleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pendleton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pendleton
- 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 Pendleton:
- 36.471542, -77.198578
- 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 Pendleton
- 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Pendleton is near Hertford County and also Southampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hertford County
- eBird sighting report for Southampton 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 Pendleton ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Pendleton.
Within North Carolina, the name Pendleton is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- San Juan County
- Although located in San Juan County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Pendleton.
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Pendleton lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the north of the Pendleton that is located in Northampton County.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pendleton ...
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.
- Branchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Creeksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creeksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeksville
- Creeksville is located in Northampton County
- Cross Keys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Edwards Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Northampton County
- George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - High Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Hugo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Little Texas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Margarettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margarettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Milwaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Pendleton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pendleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pendleton and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pendleton to Jackson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 93 miles [149.7 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pendleton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptonnc.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pendleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pendleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4715, Longitude: -77.1986 In this case, the coordinates for Pendleton 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Pendleton 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> | 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 Pendleton 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 308.11 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.32 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.678 degrees. |