Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pocomoke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pocomoke and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pocomoke

• 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 Pocomoke:
  • 36.080427, -78.540279
  • 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 Pocomoke

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Pocomoke is near Granville County and also Wake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Granville County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wake 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 Pocomoke

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pocomoke ...

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.

• Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Falls is located in Wake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
• Forestville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Forestville is located in Wake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
• Katesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Katesville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
• Mays Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mays Crossroads is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
• Mount Energy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Energy is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
• Needmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Needmore is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• New Light
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Light is located in Wake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
• Popes Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Popes Crossroads is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Crossroads
• Sandy Plain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Plain is located in Wake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plain
• Stony Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stony Hill is located in Wake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
• Tar River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tar River is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
• Wake Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <1>

How Far From Pocomoke 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 Pocomoke to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pocomoke and extending to:

• Louisburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pocomoke to Louisburg, with an average speed<3> 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'