Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yadkinville:
  • 36.131061, -80.660330
  • 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 Yadkinville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yadkinville ...

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.

• Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Center is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Five Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Footville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Footville is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
• Four Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Davie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Lone Hickory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Hickory is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hickory
• Longtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Longtown is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Poindexter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
• Shacktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shacktown is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacktown
• Sugartown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugartown is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
• Union Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cross is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
• Union Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

How Far From Yadkinville 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 town such as Yadkinville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Yadkinville to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,752 miles [7,647.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'