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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 Pricetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pricetown 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 Pricetown:
    • 35.170997, -77.896649
    • 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 Pricetown
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Pricetown is near Duplin County and also Lenoir County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir 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 Pricetown

Communities Also Named Pricetown ...

We found eight communities that are also named Pricetown.

Within North Carolina, the name Pricetown is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Casey County
      • This Pricetown is located in Casey County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pricetown that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Pricetown.
      • Fayette County
      • This Pricetown is located in Fayette County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the west northwest of the Pricetown that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Pricetown.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Pricetown [Jefferson Parish].
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This Pricetown is located in Highland County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pricetown that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Pricetown.
      • Mahoning County
      • This Pricetown is located in Mahoning County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km] to the north northwest of the Pricetown that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Pricetown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Pricetown is located in Berks County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Pricetown.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Pricetown is located in Lewis County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pricetown that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Pricetown.
      • Wetzel County
      • This Pricetown is located in Wetzel County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the north northwest of the Pricetown that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Pricetown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pricetown ...

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.

  • Drummersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Drummersville is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
  • Gradys
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gradys is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys
  • Gradys Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
  • Herrings Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
  • Hills Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
  • Hopewell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopewell is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Indian Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Outlaws Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
  • Pleasant Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Red Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Seven Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pricetown to Goldsboro, with an average speed<4> 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 59 miles [95 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pricetown) 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 Pricetown, 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 Pricetown 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 Pricetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1710, Longitude: -77.8966       In this case, the coordinates for Pricetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.546 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.625 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.391 degrees.