Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stokes Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stokes Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stokes Ferry
- 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 Stokes Ferry:
- 35.507362, -80.182553
- 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 Stokes Ferry
- 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Since Stokes Ferry is near Rowan County and also Stanly County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- eBird sighting report for Stanly 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stokes Ferry ...
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.
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Centurion Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centurion Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Park
- Centurion Park is located in Stanly County
- Complex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Forest Drive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Drive
- Forest Drive is located in Stanly County
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gold Hill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Hill <2>
- Greenwood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Greenwood Park is located in Stanly County
- Halls Ferry Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Ferry Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Junction
- Halls Ferry Junction is located in Stanly County
- Handy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Handy is located in Davidson County
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- Healing Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
- High Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Pauls Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauls Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossing
- Pauls Crossing is located in Stanly County
- Pool ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Wind Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs
How Far From Stokes Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stokes Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Stokes Ferry once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Stokes Ferry and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Stokes Ferry to Lexington, with an average speed<5> 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stokes Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Stokes Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stokes Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5074, Longitude: -80.1826 In this case, the coordinates for Stokes Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Stokes Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.84 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.156 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.161 degrees. |