Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pooletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pooletown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pooletown
- 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 Pooletown:
- 35.590695, -80.242831
- 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 Pooletown
- 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Since Pooletown is near Davidson County and also Stanly County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- eBird sighting report for Stanly 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pooletown ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Complex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Craven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gold Hill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Hill <2>
- Handy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Healing Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
- High Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Pool ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Ravenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Silver Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
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- Stokes Ferry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Ferry
- Stokes Ferry is located in Davidson County
- Timbercreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbercreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Union Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Terrace
- Union Terrace is located in Rowan County
- Wind Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stokes Ferry ‑ Historic
How Far From Pooletown 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 Pooletown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pooletown and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pooletown to Salisbury, with an average speed<4> 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rowan County: www.co.rowan.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Pooletown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pooletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5907, Longitude: -80.2428 In this case, the coordinates for Pooletown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pooletown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.874 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.208 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.159 degrees. |