Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smithtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smithtown
- 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 Smithtown:
- 36.243212, -76.488553
- 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 Smithtown
- 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 Perquimans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perquimans County
- Since Smithtown is near Chowan County and also Pasquotank County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chowan County
- eBird sighting report for Pasquotank 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
Communities Also Named Smithtown ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Smithtown.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Smithtown.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Beaufort County
- Yadkin County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- New Brunswick
- This Smithtown lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithtown that is located in Perquimans County.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Smithtown is located in Bucks County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Smithtown that is located in Perquimans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Smithtown.
- Jefferson County
- This Smithtown is located in Jefferson County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the north northwest of the Smithtown that is located in Perquimans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Smithtown.
- Tennessee
- Bledsoe County
- This Smithtown is located in Bledsoe County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the west of the Smithtown that is located in Perquimans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Smithtown.
- Marion County
- This Smithtown is located in Marion County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the west of the Smithtown that is located in Perquimans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Smithtown.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithtown ...
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.
- Barber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Forestburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Forestburg is located in Perquimans County
- Greens Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Fork
- Greens Fork is located in Gates County
- Hickory Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Crossroads
- Hickory Crossroads is located in Perquimans County
- Hobbsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Joppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Keys Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossroads
- Keys Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Mount Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
- Mount Rose is located in Chowan County
- Peach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Rabbit Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Corner
- Rabbit Corner is located in Pasquotank County
- Sandy Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
- Sign Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Snow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Trotville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Smithtown 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 Smithtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smithtown and extending to:
- Hertford, which is the Seat of Perquimans County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Smithtown to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smithtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Perquimans County: www.co.perquimans.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smithtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smithtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2432, Longitude: -76.4886 In this case, the coordinates for Smithtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Smithtown 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Smithtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.718 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.838 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.485 degrees. |