Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pittsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pittsboro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pittsboro
- 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 Pittsboro:
- 35.72035, -79.177204
- 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 Pittsboro
- 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- Since Pittsboro is near Lee County and also Alamance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Alamance 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 Pittsboro ...
We found three communities that share the name Pittsboro.
Within North Carolina, the name Pittsboro is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Indiana
- Mississippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pittsboro ...
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.
- Brickhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <3>
- Colon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Colon is located in Lee County
- Farmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <3>
- Griffins Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Crossroads
- Griffins Crossroads is located in Chatham County
- Gulf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Gum Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Chatham County
- High Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Holly Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in Lee County
- Merry Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Rangewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Robins Wood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Wood
- Robins Wood is located in Orange County
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- Seaforth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Silk Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Stoney Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Stoney Brook is located in Orange County
- Stoneybrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Stoneybrook is located in Lee County
- White Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cross
- White Cross is located in Orange County
- Wildwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Wildwood Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Wildwood Springs is located in Orange County
- Seaforth
How Far From Pittsboro 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 town such as Pittsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pittsboro and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Pittsboro to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,703 miles [7,568.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pittsboro: www.pittsboronc.org/
The official website for Chatham County: www.co.chatham.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Pittsboro 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pittsboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pittsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7204, Longitude: -79.1772 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Pittsboro 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 309.26 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.523 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.702 degrees. |