Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bird Cage:
  • 34.346002, -78.843912
  • 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 Bird Cage

• 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 Bird Cage is near Robeson County and also Horry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Horry 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 Bird Cage

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bird Cage ...

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.

• Boardman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Boardman is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Evergreen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Grist
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grist is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
• Nobles Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Nobles Crossing is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossing
• Peacocks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Peacocks is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks
• Pine Log
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pine Log is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
• Piney Forest Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Piney Forest Crossroads is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Forest Crossroads
• Potters Curve
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Potters Curve is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Curve
• Roseland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Roseland is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Williams Cross Roads ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Williams Cross Roads is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cross Roads

How Far From Bird Cage 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 Bird Cage to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Bird Cage to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'