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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Samarcand, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Samarcand and the surrounding area.
- 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 Samarcand:
- 35.299589, -79.684481
- 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 Samarcand
- 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
- Since Samarcand is near Montgomery County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Samarcand
Curious and Interesting Names Near Samarcand ...
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.
- Candor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eagle Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Foxfire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Norman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Plain View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plain View is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Robbins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Spies
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spies is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spies
- Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wind Blow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wind Blow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Blow
- Zion Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
How Far From Samarcand 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 Samarcand to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Samarcand and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Samarcand to Carthage, 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,743 miles [7,633.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Samarcand) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Samarcand to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Samarcand. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2996, Longitude: -79.6845 In this case, the coordinates for Samarcand have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.556 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.80 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.032 degrees. |
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