Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ponzer:
  • 35.587666, -76.494651
  • 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 Ponzer

• 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 Hyde County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hyde County
  • Since Ponzer is near Beaufort County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Ponzer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponzer ...

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.

• Bishops Cross
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bishops Cross is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Cross
• Hoophole Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hoophole Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoophole Landing
• Leechville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Leechville is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
• Pike Road
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pike Road is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Road
• Piney Grove Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Piney Grove Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Landing
• Rose Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Bay is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bay
• Sixth Siding
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sixth Siding is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixth Siding
• Sladesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sladesville is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
• Union Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ponzer and extending to:

• Swan Quarter, which is the Seat of Hyde County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ponzer to Swan Quarter, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'