Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Semora:
  • 36.498474, -79.148904
  • 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 Semora

• 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 Caswell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell County
  • Since Semora is near Person County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Person County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 Semora

Curious and Interesting Names Near Semora ...

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.

• Blanch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Blanch is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanch <1>
• Chub Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chub Lake is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub Lake
• Five Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Frogsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Frogsboro is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogsboro
• Harmony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hicks Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicks Village is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
• Lake View
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Longs Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Longs Store is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Store
• Mountain Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
• Pleasant Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rogersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rogersville is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Roseville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseville is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Semora and extending to:

• Yanceyville, which is the Seat of Caswell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Semora to Yanceyville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'