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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 Scalesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scalesville 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 Scalesville:
- 36.236096, -79.844683
- 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 Scalesville
- 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Since Scalesville is near Rockingham County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Scalesville
Communities Also Named Scalesville ...
We found one communities that are also named Scalesville.
Within North Carolina, the name Scalesville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Scalesville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Warrick County
- This Scalesville is located in Warrick County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scalesville that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Scalesville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scalesville ...
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.
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Forest Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
- Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Green Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Kings Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Sandy Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Cross is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Spicewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stokesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Summit Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Hills is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
- Three Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Three Meadows is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Meadows
- Wittys Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Scalesville 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 Scalesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scalesville and extending to:
- Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scalesville to Greensboro, 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 239 miles [384.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Scalesville) 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 Scalesville 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 Scalesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2361, Longitude: -79.8447 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.636 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.799 degrees. |
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