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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 Sedge-Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sedge-Town 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 Sedge-Town:
- 36.030692, -79.868089
- 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 Sedge-Town
- 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 Sedge-Town ...
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.
- Friendswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
- Friendswood is located in Guilford County
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Green Tree is located in Guilford County
- Greenhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
- Greenhaven is located in Guilford County
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hilltop is located in Guilford County
- Hunter Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
- Pennydale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennydale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
- Pennydale is located in Guilford County
- Random Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Random Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
- Random Woods is located in Guilford County
- Rocky Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knoll
- Rocky Knoll is located in Guilford County
- Rolling Roads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Roads
- Rolling Roads is located in Guilford County
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Guilford County
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
- Terra Cotta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
How Far From Sedge-Town 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 Sedge-Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sedge-Town and extending to:
- Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sedge-Town 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 three full days. 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 251 miles [403.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sedge-Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sedge-Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0307, Longitude: -79.8681 In this case, the coordinates for Sedge-Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sedge-Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.653 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.019 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.874 degrees. |
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