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.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sedge-Town

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Sedge-Town

• 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 Sedge-Town is near Forsyth County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Sedge-Town

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)
  • Friendswood is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
• Green Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Tree is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
• Greenhaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenhaven is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
• Hilltop
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hilltop is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Hunter Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
• Pennydale
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pennydale is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
• Random Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Random Woods is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
• Rocky Knoll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Knoll is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knoll
• Rolling Roads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Roads is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Roads
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Sunset Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Terra Cotta
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta

How Far From Sedge-Town 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 Sedge-Town to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> 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]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sedge-Town to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'