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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 Staton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Staton 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 Staton:
- 35.688771, -77.354688
- 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 Staton
- 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since Staton is near Martin County and also Edgecombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe 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 Staton
Communities Also Named Staton ...
We found one communities that are also named Staton.
Within North Carolina, the name Staton is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Staton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Deer Lodge County
- This Staton is located in Deer Lodge County and lies 1,968 miles [3,167.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Staton that is located in Pitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deer Lodge County community of Staton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Staton ...
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.
- Golden Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Golden Place is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Place
- Green Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Springs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenville Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenville Heights is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Heights
- Higgs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Higgs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs
- House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Minnie Bert
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Minnie Bert is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie Bert
- Ripple City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Rock Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Spring is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rock Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Stokes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
How Far From Staton 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 Staton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Staton and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Staton 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 222 miles [357.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,622 miles [7,438.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Staton) 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 Staton 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 Staton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6888, Longitude: -77.3547 In this case, the coordinates for Staton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.227 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.337 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.012 degrees. |
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