Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rankin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rankin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rankin
- 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 Rankin:
- 36.117080, -79.763642
- 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 Rankin
- 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Since Rankin is near Rockingham County and also Alamance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- eBird sighting report for Alamance 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 Rankin ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Rankin.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Rankin.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Mecklenburg County
- Pender County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Little River County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rankin [Little River County].
- Perry County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rankin [Perry County].
- California
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Rankin [Saint Clair County].
- Vermilion County
- This Rankin is located in Vermilion County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Rankin that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Rankin.
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Rankin [Clark County].
- Henderson County
- This Rankin is located in Henderson County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rankin that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Rankin.
- Wayne County
- This Rankin is located in Wayne County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the west northwest of the Rankin that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Rankin.
- Michigan
- Genesee County
- This Rankin is located in Genesee County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Rankin that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Rankin.
- Oceana County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Rankin [Oceana County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Rankin lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<2> to the north of the Rankin that is located in Guilford County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Cocke County
- This Rankin is located in Cocke County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<2> to the west of the Rankin that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Rankin.
- Maury County
- This Rankin is located in Maury County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km] to the west of the Rankin that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Rankin.
- Texas
- Ellis County
- This Rankin is located in Ellis County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<2> to the west of the Rankin that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Rankin.
- Hidalgo County
- This Rankin is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km] to the west southwest of the Rankin that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Rankin.
- Upton County
- This Rankin is located in Upton County and lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km] to the west of the Rankin that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upton County community of Rankin.
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rankin ...
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.
- Fisher Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Park
- Fisher Park is located in Guilford County
- Forest Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
- Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
- Green Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Guilford County
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Guilford County
- Lake Daniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Daniel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
- Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
- Lincoln Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Guilford County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Proximity
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Spicewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Summit Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
- Summit Hills is located in Guilford County
- Sunset Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
- Three Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Meadows
- Three Meadows is located in Guilford County
How Far From Rankin 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 Rankin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rankin and extending to:
- Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Rankin to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rankin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Guilford County: www.co.guilford.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Rankin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Rankin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rankin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1171, Longitude: -79.7636 In this case, the coordinates for Rankin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rankin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Rankin 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 309.591 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.961 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.805 degrees. |