Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Calabash:
  • 33.891145, -78.567011
  • 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 Calabash

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calabash ...

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 Bay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Bay is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bay
• Cedar Creek Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
• Cool Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cool Run is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Run
• Creekside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Creekside is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• Golf View Plantation
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Golf View Plantation is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Plantation
• Heritage Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heritage Shores is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Shores
• Kingswood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Little River
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Little River is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Little River
  • From Calabash to Little River
• Nixons Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nixons Crossroads is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Crossroads
• Seaside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Seaside is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
• Shady Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shady Forest is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Forest
• Sunset Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <1>

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

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

• Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Calabash to Bolivia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'