Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reepsville:
  • 35.510689, -81.350362
  • 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 Reepsville

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Reepsville is near Catawba County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Reepsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reepsville ...

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.

• Cat Square
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cat Square is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Square
• Daniels ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Daniels is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
• Flay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flay is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flay
• Henry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Hulls Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
• Johnstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Johnstown is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Orleans
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Orleans is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
• Plateau
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Plateau is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
• Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
• Polkadot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Polkadot is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkadot
• Roseland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseland is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Reepsville and extending to:

• Lincolnton, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Reepsville to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'