Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Selwin:
  • 36.334877, -76.586892
  • 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 Selwin

• 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 Chowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan County
  • Since Selwin is near Gates County and also Perquimans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gates County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans 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 Selwin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Selwin ...

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.

• Hickory Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Crossroads is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Crossroads
• Hobbsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hobbsville is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
• Joppa
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Joppa is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Keys Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Keys Crossroads is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossroads
• Mitchells Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
• Muddy Cross
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
• Peach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peach is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
• Sandy Cross
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
• Sign Pine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sign Pine is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Pine
• Trotville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Trotville is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotville

How Far From Selwin to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Selwin to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Selwin and extending to:

• Edenton, which is the Seat of Chowan County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Selwin to Edenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'