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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 Powellsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powellsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Powellsville:
    • 36.225284, -76.931652
    • 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 Powellsville
  • 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 Bertie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie County
    • Since Powellsville is near Hertford County and also Gates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hertford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gates 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 Powellsville

Communities Also Named Powellsville ...

We found one communities that are also named Powellsville.

Within North Carolina, the name Powellsville is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Powellsville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Scioto County
      • This Powellsville is located in Scioto County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Powellsville that is located in Bertie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Powellsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Powellsville ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Buzzards Crossroads is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Crossroads
  • California
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • California is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • Elm Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Elm Grove is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Glovers Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Glovers Crossroads is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Crossroads
  • Goose Pond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Goose Pond is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
  • Marys Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marys Beach is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Beach
  • Millennium
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Millennium is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millennium
  • Perrytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Perrytown is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
  • Pleasant Plains
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Poor Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Poor Town is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
  • Todds Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Todds Crossroads is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Crossroads
  • Trap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Trap is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Union is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powellsville and extending to:

  • Windsor, which is the Seat of Bertie County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Powellsville to Windsor, 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 100 miles [160.9 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 184 miles [296.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,006 miles [9,665.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,581 miles [7,372.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Powellsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Powellsville 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 Powellsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2253, Longitude: -76.9317       In this case, the coordinates for Powellsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.969 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.122 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.662 degrees.