Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vade Mecum:
  • 36.418749, -80.306720
  • 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 Vade Mecum

• 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 Stokes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
  • Since Vade Mecum is near Surry County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Vade Mecum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vade Mecum ...

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.

• Chestnut Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Flat Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Flat Shoals
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Shoals is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
• Friendship
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Friendship is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Georges Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Georges Mill is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
• Hartman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hartman is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
• Harts Store
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Harts Store is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
• Hills Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hills Grove is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
• Jessup Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jessup Mill is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Mill
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadows is located in Stokes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Mountain View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mountain View is located in Stokes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Neatman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Neatman is located in Stokes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
  • Quaker Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
  • Snow Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Volunteer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Volunteer is located in Stokes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer

How Far From Vade Mecum 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 Vade Mecum to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vade Mecum and extending to:

• Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Vade Mecum to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 247 miles [397.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,144 miles [9,887.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'