Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sedges Garden:
  • 36.189582, -80.219215
  • 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 Sedges Garden

• 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Since Sedges Garden is near Stokes County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Stokes County
  • eBird sighting report for Guilford 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sedges Garden ...

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.

• Chalk Level ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
  • Chalk Level is located in Forsyth County
• Chestnut Trails
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
  • Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
• Cityview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
  • Cityview is located in Forsyth County
• Creek View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
  • Creek View is located in Forsyth County
• Dennis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Dennis is located in Forsyth County
• Germanton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanton
  • Germanton is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germanton <2>
• Mallard Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
  • Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
• Rural Hall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hall
  • Rural Hall is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Hall <2>
• Skyview Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview Park
  • Skyview Park is located in Forsyth County
• Stanleyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
  • Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
• Tower Gate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Gate
  • Tower Gate is located in Forsyth County
• Walkertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
  • Walkertown is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkertown <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Sedges Garden once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sedges Garden and extending to:

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<4> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sedges Garden to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Forsyth County: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/