Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Youngsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Youngsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Youngsville
- 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 Youngsville:
- 36.024911, -78.474405
- 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 Youngsville
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Youngsville is near Wake County and also Granville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wake County
- eBird sighting report for Granville 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
Communities Also Named Youngsville ...
We found eight communities that share the name Youngsville.
Within North Carolina, the name Youngsville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Greeley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Youngsville [Greeley County].
- Louisiana
- Lafayette Parish
- This Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Youngsville that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette Parish community of Youngsville.
- New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- This Youngsville is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km]<2> to the west of the Youngsville that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Youngsville.
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Youngsville is located in Sullivan County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Youngsville that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Youngsville.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Youngsville is located in Adams County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<2> to the northwest of the Youngsville that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Youngsville.
- Ontario
- This Youngsville lies 512 miles [824 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Youngsville that is located in Franklin County.
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton County
- This Youngsville is located in Northampton County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Youngsville that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Youngsville.
- Warren County
- This Youngsville is located in Warren County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km] to the north of the Youngsville that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Youngsville.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Youngsville ...
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.
- Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Harris Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
- Harris Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Katesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Mays Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Mays Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - New Light
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Popes Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Crossroads
- Popes Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Stony Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Stony Hill is located in Wake County
- Wake Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
- Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <4>
- Walkers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossroads
- Walkers Crossroads is located in Wake County
How Far From Youngsville 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 town such as Youngsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Youngsville and extending to:
- Louisburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Youngsville to Louisburg, with an average speed<5> 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Youngsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Youngsville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Youngsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Youngsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0249, Longitude: -78.4744 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Youngsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.852 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.101 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.328 degrees. |