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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 Trading Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trading Ford and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Trading Ford:
    • 35.695130, -80.372509
    • 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 Trading Ford
  • 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

Communities Also Named Trading Ford ...

We found one communities that share the name Trading Ford.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Trading Ford.

Beyond North Carolina.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Davidson County
      • This Trading Ford is located in Davidson County and lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Trading Ford that is located in Rowan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Trading Ford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trading Ford ...

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.

  • Cedarcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
    • Cedarcrest is located in Rowan County
  • Churchland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchland
    • Churchland is located in Davidson County
  • Cotton Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Craven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
    • Craven is located in Rowan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Craven
    • From Trading Ford to Craven
  • Cross Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Heights
    • Cross Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Eagle Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
    • Eagle Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Grady Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Heights
    • Grady Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Granite Quarry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Davidson County
  • Meadowbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
  • Mirror Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Park
    • Mirror Park is located in Rowan County
  • Ravenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Ravenwood is located in Davidson County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rolling Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
      • Rolling Park is located in Davidson County
    • Salisbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Steel ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
      • Steel is located in Rowan County
    • Timbercreek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbercreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
      • Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
    • Trading Ford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trading Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
      • Trading Ford is located in Davidson County
    • Union Terrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Terrace
      • Union Terrace is located in Rowan County

How Far From Trading Ford 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 Trading Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trading Ford and extending to:

  • Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Trading Ford to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 287 miles [461.9 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 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trading Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rowan County: www.co.rowan.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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- Trading Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trading Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6951, Longitude: -80.3725    
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Trading Ford 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 309.948 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.308 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.178 degrees.




 

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