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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Prestonville
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Prestonville ...
We found two communities that share the name Prestonville.
Within North Carolina, the name Prestonville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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].
- Kentucky
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Dodgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Hartman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Idol Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Sandy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Ridge <4>
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Prestonville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prestonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stokes County: www.co.stokes.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prestonville) to Point B.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). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.78 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.227 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.83 degrees. |