Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rocky Meadow:
  • 35.728471, -80.147547
  • 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 Rocky Meadow

• 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Since Rocky Meadow is near Randolph County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan 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 Rocky Meadow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Meadow ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cotton Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
• Eastern Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastern Heights is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
• Fuller Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fuller Mill is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Mill
• Healing Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
• Holly Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Light
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Light is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
• Sandy Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Grove is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Grove
• Silver Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Silver Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
• Twin Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Rocky Meadow once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rocky Meadow and extending to:

• Lexington, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rocky Meadow to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'