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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Trading Ford
- 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Since Trading Ford is near Davidson County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Trading Ford
Communities Also Named Trading Ford ...
We found one communities that are also named Trading Ford.
There is one other community in North Carolina that 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)
- Cedarcrest is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Churchland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Churchland is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchland
- Cotton Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Heights
- Eagle Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Grady Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grady Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Heights
- Granite Quarry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mirror Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mirror Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Park
- Ravenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ravenwood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rolling Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Steel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
- Timbercreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Trading Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trading Ford is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Union Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Terrace is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Terrace
How Far From Trading Ford 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 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<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 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 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- Trading Ford) 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 Trading Ford 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 Trading Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6951, Longitude: -80.3725 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.948 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.308 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.178 degrees. |
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