Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sedgefield Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sedgefield Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sedgefield Park

• 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 Sedgefield Park:
  • 36.008192, -79.863922
  • 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 Sedgefield Park

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sedgefield Park ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendswood is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
• Green Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Tree is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
• Greenhaven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Greenhaven is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
• Hilltop
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hilltop is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Hunter Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
• Jamestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jamestown is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Miles Crossroad
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Miles Crossroad is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroad
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pennydale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pennydale is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
• Random Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 northeast)
  • Rolling Roads is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Roads
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Terra Cotta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sedgefield Park 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 Sedgefield Park 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 252 miles [405.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five 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 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'