Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yeopim Station:
  • 36.142623, -76.524648
  • 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 Yeopim Station

• 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 Perquimans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans County
  • Since Yeopim Station is near Chowan County and also Bertie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie 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 Yeopim Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yeopim Station ...

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.

• Barber
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Barber is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Forestburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Forestburg is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
• Greenfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Holiday Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Holiday Island is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Island
• Nixons Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Nixons Beach is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Beach
• Rockyhock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
• Snow Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Snug Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From Yeopim Station 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 Yeopim Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hertford, which is the Seat of Perquimans County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Yeopim Station 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 192 miles [309 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'