Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in River Road Minor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Road Minor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for River Road Minor
- 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 River Road Minor:
- 35.655160, -77.424967
- 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 River Road Minor
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since River Road Minor is near Edgecombe County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near River Road Minor ...
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.
- Bruce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Evans Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Evans Park is located in Pitt County
- Falkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Frog Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Frog Level is located in Pitt County
- Green Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Farm
- Green Farm is located in Pitt County
- Green Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in Pitt County
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Greenville Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Heights
- Greenville Heights is located in Pitt County
- Higgs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hollands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- House is located in Pitt County
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Pitt County
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- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Pitt County
- Minnie Bert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnie Bert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie Bert
- Minnie Bert is located in Pitt County
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Ripple City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripple City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Rock Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rock Spring is located in Pitt County
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Pitt County
- Rollingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Pitt County
- Meadowbrook
How Far From River Road Minor 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 River Road Minor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in River Road Minor and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from River Road Minor to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> 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 224 miles [360.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River Road Minor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pitt County: www.co.pitt.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- River Road Minor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in River Road Minor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6552, Longitude: -77.4250 In this case, the coordinates for River Road Minor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 River Road Minor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.268 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.378 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.05 degrees. |