Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Poor Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poor Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Poor Town
- 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 Poor Town:
- 36.280433, -77.025238
- 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 Poor Town
- 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 Hertford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hertford County
- Since Poor Town is near Bertie County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bertie County
- eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Poor Town ...
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.
- Buzzards Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Crossroads
- Buzzards Crossroads is located in Bertie County
- California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Hertford County
- Eagletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Elm Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Francis Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mill
- Francis Mill is located in Bertie County
- George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Glovers Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glovers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Crossroads
- Glovers Crossroads is located in Bertie County
- High Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Millennium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millennium have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millennium
- Millennium is located in Hertford County
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- Mount Gallows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gallows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallows
- Mount Gallows is located in Hertford County
- Pettys Shore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettys Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Shore
- Pettys Shore is located in Hertford County
- Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Hertford County
- Rays Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rays Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Beach
- Rays Beach is located in Gates County
- Trap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Gallows
How Far From Poor Town 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 Poor Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Poor Town and extending to:
- Winton, which is the Seat of Hertford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Poor Town to Winton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poor Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hertford County: www.co.hertford.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poor Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poor Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2804, Longitude: -77.0252 In this case, the coordinates for Poor Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Poor Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.019 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.188 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.678 degrees. |