Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pipkin Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pipkin Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pipkin Place
- 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 Pipkin Place:
- 36.441265, -76.940516
- 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 Pipkin Place
- 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 Gates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gates County
- Since Pipkin Place 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pipkin Place ...
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.
- California
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Hertford County
- High Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Mill Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Mount Gallows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gallows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallows
- Mount Gallows is located in Hertford County
- Pettys Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettys Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Shore
- Pettys Shore is located in Hertford County
- Pleasant Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Hertford County
- Rays Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rays Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Beach
- Rays Beach is located in Gates County
- Savages Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savages Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savages Crossroads
- Savages Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Storys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Sweepstakes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweepstakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
- Sweepstakes is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Tarheel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Pipkin Place 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 Pipkin Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pipkin Place and extending to:
- Gatesville, which is the Seat of Gates County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pipkin Place to Gatesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pipkin Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gates County: www.gatescounty.govoffice2.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Pipkin Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pipkin Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4413, Longitude: -76.9405 In this case, the coordinates for Pipkin Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pipkin Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.964 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.15 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.588 degrees. |