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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 Ransomville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ransomville 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 Ransomville:
- 35.452349, -76.685049
- 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 Ransomville
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Ransomville is near Hyde County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hyde County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico 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 Ransomville
Communities Also Named Ransomville ...
We found two communities that are also named Ransomville.
Within North Carolina, the name Ransomville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Franklin County
- This Ransomville is located in Franklin County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ransomville that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Ransomville.
- New York
- Niagara County
- This Ransomville is located in Niagara County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the north of the Ransomville that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Ransomville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ransomville ...
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.
- Bath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bishops Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bishops Cross is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Cross
- Core Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Core Point is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Point
- Everetts Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Everetts Crossroads is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Crossroads
- Pine Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Crest is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Reads Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reads Chapel is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Chapel
- Rest Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Rodmans Quarter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rodmans Quarter is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodmans Quarter
- Sandy Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Landing
- Schoolhouse Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Schoolhouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolhouse Landing
- Shell Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Vinegar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
How Far From Ransomville 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 Ransomville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ransomville and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ransomville to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Ransomville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ransomville 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 Ransomville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4523, Longitude: -76.6850 In this case, the coordinates for Ransomville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.861 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.883 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.841 degrees. |
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