Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sutphin:
  • 35.889306, -79.346685
  • 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 Sutphin

• 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 Alamance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
  • Since Sutphin is near Orange County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Sutphin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sutphin ...

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.

• Gum Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gum Springs is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Hawfields
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hawfields is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
• Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oaks is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
• Orange Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange Grove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Pickwood Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickwood Hills is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood Hills
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Quail Hollow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rock Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Rockwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rockwood is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Silk Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
• Snow Camp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Snow Camp is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Camp
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Camp <1>
• White Cross
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • White Cross is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cross

How Far From Sutphin to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sutphin to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Graham, which is the Seat of Alamance County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sutphin to Graham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'