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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 Pharrs Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pharrs Mill 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 Pharrs Mill:
- 35.328475, -80.617846
- 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 Pharrs Mill
- 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 Cabarrus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus County
- Since Pharrs Mill is near Mecklenburg County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Pharrs Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pharrs Mill ...
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.
- Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cedar Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Brook is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Clear Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clear Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Cold Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Water
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Water is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Water
- Cooks Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cooks Crossing is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
- Embassy East
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Embassy East is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embassy East
- Flows Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flows Store is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flows Store
- Georgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Acres is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Hickory Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Holiday Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Holly Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hills is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Hornets Nest ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hornets Nest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornets Nest
- Orchard Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pioneer Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
- Poplar Tent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Ravenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Roberta Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roberta Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta Mill
- Rocky River
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky River is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
- University Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- University Place is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Whispering Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
How Far From Pharrs Mill 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 Pharrs Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pharrs Mill and extending to:
- Concord, which is the Seat of Cabarrus County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Pharrs Mill to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pharrs Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pharrs Mill 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 Pharrs Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3285, Longitude: -80.6178 In this case, the coordinates for Pharrs Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.092 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.419 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.386 degrees. |
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