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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 Pike Road, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pike Road 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 Pike Road:
- 35.682942, -76.627436
- 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 Pike Road
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Pike Road is near Washington County and also Hyde County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hyde 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 Pike Road
Communities Also Named Pike Road ...
We found one communities that are also named Pike Road.
Within North Carolina, the name Pike Road is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Pike Road in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Pike Road is located in Montgomery County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pike Road that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pike Road.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pike Road ...
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.
- Bishops Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bishops Cross is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Cross
- Green Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hoke is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoke
- Hoophole Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoophole Landing is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoophole Landing
- Leechville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leechville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
- Pine Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Piney Grove Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove Landing is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Landing
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rodmans Quarter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rodmans Quarter is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodmans Quarter
- Roper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sixth Siding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sixth Siding is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixth Siding
- Union Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
How Far From Pike Road to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pike Road to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pike Road and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pike Road to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pike Road) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pike Road 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 Pike Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6829, Longitude: -76.6274 In this case, the coordinates for Pike Road have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.82 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.87 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.738 degrees. |
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