Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Reba, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reba and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Reba

• 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 Reba:
  • 35.674048, -77.639141
  • 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 Reba

• 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
  • Since Reba is near Edgecombe County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Reba

Communities Also Named Reba ...

We found two communities that are also named Reba.

Within North Carolina, the name Reba is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Reba lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Reba that is located in Pitt County.
  • Virginia
    • Bedford County
    • This Reba is located in Bedford County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Reba that is located in Pitt County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Reba.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reba ...

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.

• Birchwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Birchwood is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• California
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • California is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
• Crisp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crisp is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Daisy Siding
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Daisy Siding is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Siding
• Falkland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Falkland is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
• Farmville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmville is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
• Fountain
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fountain is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <2>
• Kings Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kings Crossroads is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
• Sharp Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point

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

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

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reba to Greenville, with an average speed<3> 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'