Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ponderosa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ponderosa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ponderosa
- 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 Ponderosa:
- 35.784879, -77.912206
- 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 Ponderosa
- 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Ponderosa is near Nash County and also Edgecombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nash County
- eBird sighting report for Edgecombe 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 Ponderosa ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Ponderosa.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Ponderosa.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Cumberland County
- Wake County
- Although located in Wake County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Ponderosa.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Ponderosa is located in Fayette County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Ponderosa.
- Fulton County
- This Ponderosa is located in Fulton County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the west southwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Ponderosa.
- Toombs County
- This Ponderosa is located in Toombs County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the southwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toombs County community of Ponderosa.
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This Ponderosa is located in Bernalillo County and lies 1,593 miles [2,563.7 km]<2> to the west of the Ponderosa that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Ponderosa.
- Sandoval County
- This Ponderosa is located in Sandoval County and lies 1,606 miles [2,584.6 km] to the west of the Ponderosa that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Ponderosa.
- North Dakota
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Ponderosa is located in Charleston County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Ponderosa.
- Florence County
- This Ponderosa is located in Florence County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the southwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Ponderosa.
- Greenville County
- This Ponderosa is located in Greenville County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the west southwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Ponderosa.
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Ponderosa is located in Roane County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the west of the Ponderosa that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Ponderosa.
- Rutherford County
- This Ponderosa is located in Rutherford County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km] to the west of the Ponderosa that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Ponderosa.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponderosa ...
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.
- Dew Field
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Dunn Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Crossroads
- Dunn Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Elizabeth Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
- Elizabeth Heights is located in Wilson County
- Elm City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm City
- Elm City is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm City <4>
- Finch Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finch Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Mill
- Finch Mill is located in Wilson County
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Wilson County
- Hominy Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Heights
- Hominy Heights is located in Wilson County
- Rosebud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Seven Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Seven Hills is located in Wilson County
- Stoneybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Stoneybrook is located in Wilson County
- White Fox
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Ponderosa to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ponderosa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ponderosa and extending to:
- Wilson, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Ponderosa to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ponderosa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wilson County: www.wilson-co.com/
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 Ponderosa 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 '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- Ponderosa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ponderosa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7849, Longitude: -77.9122 In this case, the coordinates for Ponderosa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ponderosa 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 308.539 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.707 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.192 degrees. |