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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Small, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Small and the surrounding area.
- 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 Small:
- 35.280167, -76.853269
- 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 Small
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Small is near Craven County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico 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 Small
Communities Also Named Small ...
We found four communities that are also named Small.
Within North Carolina, the name Small is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Small [Bingham County].
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Small [Clark County].
- Kentucky
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Small [Pulaski County].
- Texas
- Van Zandt County
- This Small is located in Van Zandt County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<2> to the west of the Small that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Small.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Small ...
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.
- Aurora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Jones Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jones Store is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Store
- Reads Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reads Chapel is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Chapel
- Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Shell Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shell Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Silver Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Hill is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Vinegar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
How Far From Small 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 Small to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Small and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Small to Washington, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,616 miles [7,428.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Small could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Small) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Small to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Small. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2802, Longitude: -76.8533 In this case, the coordinates for Small have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.96 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.971 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.964 degrees. |
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