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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 Venters, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Venters 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 Venters:
- 35.469607, -77.347741
- 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 Venters
- 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since Venters is near Greene County and also Lenoir County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir 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 Venters
Communities Also Named Venters ...
We found two communities that are also named Venters.
Within North Carolina, the name Venters is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Venters is located in Pike County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Venters that is located in Pitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Venters.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Venters is located in Florence County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Venters that is located in Pitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Venters.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Venters ...
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.
- Black Jack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Cannon Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cherry Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Oaks is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Oaks
- Haddocks Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Haddocks Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddocks Crossroads
- Helens Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Helens Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Crossroads
- Littlefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Littlefield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
- Pleasant Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Robinson Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Heights is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Shamrock Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Terrace is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Terrace
- Stokestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stokestown is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokestown
- Strawberry Banks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Strawberry Banks is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Banks
- Treetops
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Treetops is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetops
- Winterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Venters 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 Venters to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Venters and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Venters to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 237 miles [381.4 km] to the north (N). 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 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,631 miles [7,452.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Venters) 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 Venters 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 Venters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4696, Longitude: -77.3477 In this case, the coordinates for Venters have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.23 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.308 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.084 degrees. |
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