Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Weldon:
  • 36.415985, -77.603033
  • 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 South Weldon

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Weldon ...

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.

• Brewers Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brewers Crossroads is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Crossroads
• Days Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Days Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
• Garysburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <1>
• Gum Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Forks is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Forks
• Gumberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gumberry is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumberry
• Mud Castle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mud Castle is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Castle
• Pierces Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierces Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Crossroads
• Pleasant Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <1>
• Rosemary
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosemary is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary

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

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

• Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies just to the South.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from South Weldon to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 4 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 174 miles [280 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'