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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 Prestonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prestonville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Prestonville:
- 36.457638, -80.098102
- 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 Prestonville
- 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 Stokes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Since Prestonville is near Rockingham County and also Patrick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Patrick 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 Prestonville
Communities Also Named Prestonville ...
We found two communities that are also named Prestonville.
Within North Carolina, the name Prestonville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Carroll County
- This Prestonville is located in Carroll County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prestonville that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Prestonville.
- Michigan
- Macomb County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Prestonville [Macomb County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prestonville ...
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.
- Beaver Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Dodgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dodgetown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgetown
- Hartman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Idol Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Idol Park is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol Park
- Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Sandy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
How Far From Prestonville 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 Prestonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prestonville and extending to:
- Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Prestonville to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prestonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prestonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Prestonville 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 Prestonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4576, Longitude: -80.0981 In this case, the coordinates for Prestonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.78 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.227 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.83 degrees. |
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