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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 Stanleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stanleyville 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 Stanleyville:
- 36.202360, -80.280884
- 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 Stanleyville
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Stanleyville is near Stokes County and also Yadkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin 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 Stanleyville
Communities Also Named Stanleyville ...
We found three communities that are also named Stanleyville.
Within North Carolina, the name Stanleyville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Stanleyville lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stanleyville that is located in Forsyth County.
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Stanleyville is located in Washington County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Stanleyville that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Stanleyville.
- Ontario
- This Stanleyville lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stanleyville that is located in Forsyth County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanleyville ...
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.
- Chalk Level ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chalk Level is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Chestnut Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Creek View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Dennis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Fox Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Hall is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
- Germanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mallard Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
- Poplar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Rural Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tobaccoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tower Gate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Gate
How Far From Stanleyville 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 Stanleyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stanleyville and extending to:
- Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Stanleyville 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Stanleyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Stanleyville 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 Stanleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2024, Longitude: -80.2809 In this case, the coordinates for Stanleyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.89 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.316 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.984 degrees. |
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