Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rich Square:
  • 36.273694, -77.284466
  • 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 Rich Square

• 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Since Rich Square is near Bertie County and also Hertford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hertford 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 Rich Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rich Square ...

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.

• Creeksville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Creeksville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeksville
• Eagletown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eagletown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
• Edwards Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Edwards Crossroads is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
• Edwards Fork
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwards Fork is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Fork
• Francis Mill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Francis Mill is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mill
• George
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • George is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
• Hills Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hills Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
• Millennium
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Millennium is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millennium
• Milwaukee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Milwaukee is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
• Scotland Neck
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotland Neck is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Neck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland Neck <1>

How Far From Rich Square 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 town such as Rich Square to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rich Square and extending to:

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rich Square to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'