Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Big Curve:
  • 34.218502, -78.429451
  • 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 Big Curve

• 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
  • Since Big Curve is near Brunswick County and also Bladen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen 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 Big Curve

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Curve ...

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.

• Ash
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ash is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
• Bolton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bolton is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <1>
• Byrdville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
• Cypress Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cypress Creek is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
• Freeland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeland is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
• Freeman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeman is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Goose Hollow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Goose Hollow is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
• Little Prong
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Prong is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prong
• Mark Pine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mark Pine is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Pine
• Old Dock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Old Dock is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
• Prosper
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Prosper is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
• Ricefield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ricefield is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricefield
• Riverview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Riverview is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview

How Far From Big Curve 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 Big Curve to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Big Curve and extending to:

• Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big Curve to Whiteville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'