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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 Wilbanks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilbanks 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 Wilbanks:
- 35.747935, -77.771367
- 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 Wilbanks
- 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Wilbanks is near Edgecombe County and also Pitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt 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 Wilbanks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilbanks ...
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.
- Bullucks Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bullucks Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullucks Crossroads
- Crisp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crisp is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Dew Field
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dew Field is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Field
- Drivers Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drivers Store is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Store
- Dunn Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dunn Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Crossroads
- Elizabeth Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth Heights is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
- Elm City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hominy Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hominy Heights is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Heights
- Lincoln Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Pine Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Tree is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pinetops
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ponderosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ponderosa is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Quail Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quail Hollow is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quail Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rosebud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosebud is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Sandy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Seven Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seven Hills is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Stoneybrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stoneybrook is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Town Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- White Fox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Fox is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Wilbanks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wilbanks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wilbanks and extending to:
- Wilson, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Wilbanks to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilbanks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wilbanks 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 Wilbanks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7479, Longitude: -77.7714 In this case, the coordinates for Wilbanks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.46 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.15 degrees. |
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