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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 Pollocksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pollocksville 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 Pollocksville:
- 35.005868, -77.220994
- 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 Pollocksville
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Pollocksville is near Craven County and also Onslow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow 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 Pollocksville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pollocksville ...
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.
- Cypress Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Shores is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Shores
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Holly Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hills is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Jones Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Olivers Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Quail Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Ravenswood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- River Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Snug Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Tenmile Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Pollocksville 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 town such as Pollocksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pollocksville and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Pollocksville to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 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 from Point A (ie- Pollocksville) 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 Pollocksville 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 Pollocksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0059, Longitude: -77.2210 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.173 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.174 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.194 degrees. |
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