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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 Satterwhite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Satterwhite and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Satterwhite:
    • 36.386532, -78.686392
    • 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 Satterwhite
  • 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 Granville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Granville County
    • Since Satterwhite is near Person County and also Vance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Person County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vance 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 Satterwhite

Communities Also Named Satterwhite ...

We found one communities that are also named Satterwhite.

Within North Carolina, the name Satterwhite is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Satterwhite in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oklahoma
      • Garvin County
      • This Satterwhite is located in Garvin County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the west of the Satterwhite that is located in Granville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garvin County community of Satterwhite.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Satterwhite ...

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.

  • Belltown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Belltown is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Bullock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Cornwall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cornwall is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Denny Store
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Denny Store is located in Person County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Store
  • Hebron
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hebron is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hicks Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hicks Crossroads is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossroads
  • Huntsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Huntsboro is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsboro
  • Knotts Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Knotts Crossroads is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossroads
  • Lewis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lewis is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Providence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Providence is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Shoofly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Shoofly is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoofly
  • Triple Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Triple Springs is located in Person County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Satterwhite and extending to:

  • Oxford, which is the Seat of Granville County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Satterwhite to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 195 miles [313.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Satterwhite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Satterwhite 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 Satterwhite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3865, Longitude: -78.6864       In this case, the coordinates for Satterwhite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.964 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.283 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.29 degrees.