Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cardinal Village:
  • 34.796274, -77.423019
  • 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 Cardinal Village

• 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 Onslow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
  • Since Cardinal Village is near Jones County and also Duplin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin 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 Cardinal Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardinal Village ...

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.

• Branchwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Branchwood is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
• Cedar Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• College Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • College Park is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Forest Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Half Moon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
• Hawkside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawkside is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkside
• Houston Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
• Indian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Indian Springs is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pumpkin Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Raintree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Raintree is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• Shamrock Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
• Willow Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

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

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

• Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies just to the South.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Cardinal Village 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 284 miles [457.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'