Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yorkshire Downs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yorkshire Downs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yorkshire Downs
- 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 Yorkshire Downs:
- 35.850984, -78.671670
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Yorkshire Downs
- 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 Wake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wake County
- Since Yorkshire Downs is near Durham County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Durham County
- eBird sighting report for Chatham 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yorkshire Downs ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Wake County
- Chestnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Chestnut Hills is located in Wake County
- Eden Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Forest
- Eden Forest is located in Wake County
- Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
- Falls Church is located in Wake County
- Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Wake County
- Glen Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Glen Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Glen Forest is located in Wake County
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Wake County
- Hickory Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hollow
- Hickory Hollow is located in Wake County
- Lake Anne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Little Lake Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake Hill
- Little Lake Hill is located in Wake County
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- Markwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Pickwick Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
- Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Wake County
- Quail Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadow
- Quail Meadow is located in Wake County
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Wake County
- Royal Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Hills
- Royal Hills is located in Wake County
- Scarsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Six Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Village Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gate
- Village Gate is located in Wake County
- Waco Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco Heights
- Waco Heights is located in Wake County
- Markwood
How Far From Yorkshire Downs 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 Yorkshire Downs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Yorkshire Downs and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Yorkshire Downs to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,675 miles [7,523.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yorkshire Downs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Yorkshire Downs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yorkshire Downs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8510, Longitude: -78.6717 In this case, the coordinates for Yorkshire Downs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Yorkshire Downs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.969 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.463 degrees. |